The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with a $4.65 billion payment using emergency funds, but a top USDA official has warned that the distribution of these reduced benefits could take anywhere from a “few weeks to up to several months” due to procedural hurdles.

The disclosure was made in a sworn court filing on Monday by a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer, following a federal judge’s order in Rhode Island last week mandating the administration to use emergency funds to pay for SNAP amid an ongoing government shutdown.

President Donald Trump posted on social media late Friday that he had asked the court to “clarify” the ruling regarding how to legally fund the program. RELATED: Trump Seeks Court Guidance To Fu

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