Since January, following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Maine has joined 25 federal lawsuits. As we have reported multiple times, Governor Janet Mills is currently facing Trump in court individually.
Following Mills informing Trump that she would meet him in court at the National Governors Association gathering, Trump tried to block over $90 million in federal support. The state has already prevailed in this dispute.
We took him to court and emerged victorious,She informed journalists following that agreement.
“He was going to adhere to the law that resulted in the secretary of agriculture cutting funds to the state when that effort didn’t succeed. Afterward, they filed a lawsuit. So it was somewhat of a retaliatory approach,” said Portland-based attorney Marshall Tinkle.
During Paul LePage’s time in office, Mills held the position of attorney general. She declined to defend lawsuits targeting the Obama administration, leading LePage to employ private lawyers, which resulted in the state incurring $900,000 in legal expenses.
The office of the attorney general stated that all 25 multi-state lawsuits, along with the three cases Maine is participating in individually, are being managed internally without additional costs to the state.
An upcoming meeting of the National Governors Association is set to take place in Colorado. Governor Mills will not be in attendance. Her office has informed Maine’s Total Coverage that this is not related to politics, but rather due to her having a hectic month and being unable to travel to the western part of the country.
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READ THE FULL STORY:Maine has joined over two dozen federal lawsuits targeting the Trump administration.
