Despite Trump and Vought’s views that the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional, McConnell said that he believed there is “no reasonable prospect that the court is going to agree with that.

“The person who would have been the recipient of the funding will have some standing to sue,” McConnell said. “So, I would assume that if there’s an impoundment, there will be an immediate lawsuit under the Impoundment Control Act.”