Activist Judge Blocks White House From Allocating Military Funds to Build a Border Wall
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from allocating military funds to build a border wall.
The permanent injunction was issued on Friday by US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in California....
Gilliam was nominated by Obama and confirmed in 2014. He donated to Obama’s campaign in 2008, sending $4,600 to Obama for America and $2,300 to the Obama Victory Fund, according to federal election records. Additionally, “Gilliam donated additional funds to Obama’s re-election campaign, sending $13,500 to Obama for America and Obama Victory Fund 2012. He also donated $4,500 to the Democratic National Committee. From 2012 to November 2014, he sent $3,100 to the Covington and Burling LLP PAC,” according to a report from the Epoch Times.