Psaki dismisses concerns over legality of Biden's renewed eviction moratorium

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed concerns about the constitutionality of the extension of the eviction moratorium.

The Biden administration announced a new targeted moratorium on evictions on Tuesday, after previously saying it had no legal standing on the matter following a June Supreme Court ruling. The announcement has sparked concerns and questions about the legality of the move, including from constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley.    "Biden admitted that ‘the bulk’ of the constitutional experts consulted said that extending the moratorium would be unconstitutional. Yet, he indicated that he would still like to pursue it due to a couple of scholars encouraging him," Fox News contributor Turley tweeted about the announcement Tuesday evening. "What was astonishing is that Biden acknowledged that it is still likely unconstitutional but that they could tie it up in courts to get the money out in the interim."