After the inevitable backlash, the new administration withdrew the memo ordering the freeze on trillions of dollars of federal spending. This issue will return sooner or later, however; Trump is still determined to push the envelope on impoundment and create a constitutional crisis. It’s just a matter of time.
The Democrats now have a big problem deciding what to do when Mike Johnson comes to them to keep the government open and raise the debt ceiling. How can they make a deal that involves spending when Trump can overturn it afterwards by impounding funds?
Legally binding guarantees on impoundment will have to be on the table when the debt ceiling and spending authorizations are being negotiated.