>therefore are funds that the government is actually legally authorized (and even required) to spend Hasn't Trump and the unitary executive theorists decided t

>therefore are funds that the government is actually legally authorized (and even required) to spend Hasn't Trump and the unitary executive theorists decided that since the executive actually administrates the departments and moves funding, that the executive can just decide to not send money to, or fire the staff from any given executive function Congress authorises? While the courts may not agree with the new theory, it's a lot easier for Trump to destroy and delay than it is for the courts or Congress to compel him to rebuild and fund.