Congressman Dan Goldman: Trump’s nearly $2 billion fund for MAGA allies is an ‘impeachable offense’
House Democrats plan legislation and a discharge petition to block the $1.7 billion fund, which critics say lacks congressional oversight and could aid Jan. 6 rioters.
- On Monday, the Justice Department announced the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to provide a systematic process for claims of government "weaponization and lawfare" under President Joe Biden.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche created the fund by settling President Donald Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit, drawing $1.8 billion from the Treasury Judgment Fund, which pays legitimate government claims.
- Critics allege the fund will likely compensate January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters; on Tuesday, Senator Chris Van Hollen questioned Acting Attorney General Blanche about potential $10 million payouts cited in court documents.
- House Democrats, led by Representative Jamie Raskin, plan to introduce legislation blocking the fund, while Senator Ruben Gallego prepares an amendment to bar such commissions during an ICE funding vote.
- Legal experts warn the fund violates the Constitution's appropriations power by spending money without congressional approval; Democrats vow to challenge the mechanism in court and pursue testimony from Treasury officials.
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'Lame Duck' Trump’s 'day is coming' —and he knows it: legal expert
Joyce Vance, a former US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, said President Donald Trump and his cronies are running out of the building with as much money as they can before Trump’s lame duck status puts an end to their raiding party.As part of the government’s settlement with the IRS, President Donald Trump created what “Left Hook” podcaster Wajahat Ali called a $1.8 billion “terrorist slush fund that will pay off violent insurrecti…
Maryland’s Van Hollen Discovers Secret "Slush Fund" Payouts—Inside A Florida Police Affidavit - Tampa Free Press
A Senate Appropriations Committee hearing erupted into a sharp exchange on Tuesday as Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) questioned Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over a newly proposed $1.776 billion Department of Justice fund. The confrontation centered on whether individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot could potentially receive financial payouts from the […] Maryland’s Van Hollen Discovers Secret “Slush Fund” Payouts—Inside A…
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