Democratic lawmakers blocked from entering USAID building [View all]
BBC Live updates
Phil McCausland
We've just heard from the group of Democrats who attempted to enter the USAID building in Washington to gather more information about the Trump administration's alleged effort to dismantle the US aid agency.
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who seems to be leading the group, said that the lawmakers entered the building "on behalf of the American people" in an effort to gather answers.
Van Hollen claims they were "denied entry" based on an order by Elon Musk and his Doge representatives.
"This was an illegal power grab by someone who donated $275m to Trump’s campaign," Van Hollen claims.
The group said they were also referred to the State Department, which the Trump administration reportedly plans to take over the USAID agency. Democrats claim such a move would be illegal because only an act of Congress would allow for such a change.
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