The White House defended the new eviction moratorium on Aug. 4, which officials said was illegal earlier this week. President Joe Biden “would not have supported moving forward with any action where he didn’t feel there was legal standing and legal support,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington. Biden and administration officials said in recent days that a Supreme Court ruling on the moratorium meant that the administration couldn’t extend it before it expired on July 31 or issue a more targeted version. “On this particular issue, the president has not only kicked the tires; he has double, triple, quadruple checked. He has asked the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] to look at whether you could even do targeted eviction moratorium—that just went to the counties that have higher rates—and they, as well, have been unable to find the legal authority for even new, targeted …
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