Biden's attempt to sell off border wall material

 Blaze:

President Donald Trump's administration may have secured another border victory, this time concerning wall materials purchased by American taxpayers during his first term.

The materials, which were put up for auction by former President Joe Biden, will reportedly soon be returned to Trump following a fierce legal battle.

In December, a federal judge blocked Biden from selling off any more of the materials after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) accused the former administration of undermining Trump by selling the material "for pennies on the dollar."

The material, valued between $260 million and $350 million, was auctioned on GovPlanet, an online government surplus marketplace, in 2023 after Biden halted Trump's border construction in January 2021.

Trump previously accused Biden of "deliberately selling off border-wall materials at a major financial loss" to undermine "pro-wall policy." He claimed that the former administration's conduct "likely constitutes a criminal act, such as a conspiracy to defraud the United States."

GovPlanet has previously stated that most of the border wall materials were provided to "authorized recipients, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the states of Texas and California." It noted that the remaining roughly 40% of materials were listed for auction on the online marketplace.

Texas officials attempted to purchase some of the material with plans to return it to Trump once he reclaimed office in January, so he could finish constructing the border wall.

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Biden apparently saw illegal immigrants as future Democrat voters.  He thus opened the border for an invasion of millions of illegals.  Fortunately, Trump won the last election and began securing the borders again.

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