Texas AG Ken Paxton Blocks Biden's Border Wall Auction
Late Friday, Texas Attorney Ken Paxton convinced a federal district court judge to issue an order blocking the Biden administration from continuing to auction off hundreds of sections of border wall materials at pennies on the dollar.
Here is the announcement from Paxton’s office:
December 27, 2024 | Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton Blocks Biden Administration from Disposing of Wall Materials Before President Trump Takes Office
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a victory for President-elect Donald Trump’s border-security agenda during a hearing today before a federal judge. The hearing was called at Attorney General Paxton’s request to uncover potential legal violations committed by the Biden Administration after recent reports that segments of the border wall were auctioned off for pennies on the dollar.
The Biden Administration confirmed to the court today that it will agree to an order preventing the outgoing administration from disposing of any further border wall materials over the next 30 days—allowing President Trump to use those materials as he sees fit. This will be adopted as an order of the court, making it enforceable if any violations occur.
Additionally, the court stated that Texas is entitled to documentation proving that the Biden Administration has not violated an injunction secured by Attorney General Paxton in May of 2024 that required the Biden Administration to spend statutorily obligated funds on border wall construction after the federal government attempted to illegally redirect the money. If it is shown that the Biden Administration disposed of border wall materials purchased with funds subject to that injunction in violation of a court order—or that the Department of Justice made misrepresentations regarding the border materials that have been auctioned off—this would constitute unethical and sanctionable conduct, and the responsible parties could be held in contempt of court.
“We have successfully blocked the Biden Administration from disposing of any further border wall materials before President Trump takes office,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This follows our major victory forcing Biden to build the wall, and we will hold his Administration accountable for illegally subverting our Nation’s border security until their very last day in power, especially where their actions are clearly motivated by a desire to thwart President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda.”
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Glorious.
That is all.
This is indeed great, but seriously, how did we even get here? How was this entire border invasion normalized? How can a presidential administration publicly brag that they are thwarting an effort to secure our border, paying for security to watch over rusting building materials, and then blatantly trying to sell it off for pennies on the dollar on their way out the door? Madness, it ain't over yet and it can't end soon enough. I suspect these next three weeks could be very wild, And not in a good way.
I'm curious; perhaps others are as well.
Where does such an action originate?
Who initiates an order to sell government assets like wall sections constructed but not installed?
IMO, it can't be "Mr. Vacation" Joe Biden. The fact unearthed by Sen. Rand Paul exposed how the US gave over $2 million to Paraguay to secure its border is all the more ridiculous. Who in the Biden administration starts the conversation of "Let's sell the wall sections not yet erected in Arizona for a huge loss and just so the incoming administration to spend multiples to remanufacture the same wall." Of course, why not? These people don't consider the money used to initially build it to come from citizens paying taxes—much the same as trying to give away college tuition and so much other pork on the way out the door. Who are these unelected bureaucrats doing this? It would be great for someone (maybe DOGE) to publish the organizational chart for the Biden Admin with the names of those overseeing the various departments initiating these actions. I hope the Trump administration does it differently this time around. At the very start, fire these people, all of them.