Still, it does not make it a smart move from the Biden admin. Since for all we know, Biden may not have been even fully aware this was happening. I heard Biden on tape on the investigation Re: he keeping documents and at points he sounds like a senile grandpa -- recommend people seek it out on YT, it is extremely enlightenmenting given the timeframe.

Legal or not is not the point, is whether it was a smart move. It was not. Do not weaponize the legal tender or the mechanisms of its trade. All he did was antagonize everyone by proxy. It was simply not a smart thing and very shortsighted.

It made BRICS or alternative choices look better than they should be. I am sure most people who care about geopolitics can see that.