Judge Chuang found that #ElonMusk is unlawfully exercising power under the #AppointmentsClause. However, because some of the #USAID dismantling was done by #PeterMarocco — #Trump’s #State Dept Director of #ForeignAssistance — not #Musk, & the dismissed employees didn't sue #USAID, he limited his preliminary injunction.

#Trump in Jan ordered a stop to #ForeignAid, incl’g #military #aid, except to #Israel & #Egypt, w/o a waiver. On Fri, the admin said it was sending Israel nearly $3B in new #weapons, incl’g >35k new 2k pound #bombs, invoking an emergency rule under #US arms control laws.

Secy of #State #MarcoRubio in recent wks signed a waiver to exempt #Ukraine from the ban imposed on foreign assistance, but snr State ofcl #PeterMarocco hasn’t sent a required letter to the #Pentagon to allow the aid to flow….