Government officials are warning that the “mass firings” promised by President Donald Trump amid the government shutdown could open the administration up to lawsuits, according to The Washington Post reporting.

Trump has signaled that he wants so-called “Democrat Agencies” to be cut with the help of his budget goon, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought.

However, according to The Washington Post’s anonymous sources, officials are cautioning agencies against initiating government layoffs during a shutdown, which the White House insists is necessary despite no stated benefit or precedent, saying they could violate the Antideficiency Act.

The Antideficiency Act forbids the government from incurring new expenses during a shutdown, when government funding has lapsed. The severance payments

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