Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche
Raskin is seeking testimony as Democrats question whether the fund lacks congressional authority and could pay hundreds of Trump allies.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced legislation to block President Trump's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, which aims to compensate January 6 defendants and others, citing misuse of taxpayer money and constitutional issues.
- The fund was created as part of a settlement in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax returns and has raised bipartisan concerns about unlawfully paying allies, including January 6 defendants.
- Raskin's bill mandates transparency by requiring Treasury reports to Congress on large settlements and includes provisions to prohibit payments to certain groups and recover misused funds.
- Attempts to subpoena Department of Justice officials involved in establishing the fund narrowly failed along party lines amid increasing Republican unease, while Democrats pursue legislative actions to block the fund and hold Republicans accountable.
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Trump Built His Slush Fund 'Settlement' On A Lie -- And An Impeachable Offense
Editor’s Note: The creation of a $1.8 billion fund for supposed victims of (nonexistent) weaponization of the Department of Justice in the last administration is the most grave dereliction of duty in Trump 2.0, save only the pardons of the January 6 offenders. Trump and Blanche are attempting to byp...
FBI Director Patel could be eligible for millions from Trump's slush fund: report
While reporting on the so-called Donald Trump “slush fund” containing $1.8 billion to be distributed to allies of the president has been focused on those who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection that had lawmakers from both sides of the aisle fleeing for their lives, the New York Times is reporting that members of the president’s inner circle could also cash in.The embattled Kash Patel leads the FBI, which falls under the same Department of Just…
Jamie Raskin Intros Bill To Block Trump's Slush Fund
Axios reports: The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is introducing legislation that would block a $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were the targets of politically motivated prosecutions. Rep. Jamie Raskin is eyeing a discharge petition as a backup option to force a vote on his measure if House Republican leadership blocks it from coming to the floor, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios. The bill, a copy of which was shared…
DC insider: Dems can beat Trump if they do one thing differently
Democrats can use President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund to politically destroy the president and his allies, argued a conservative columnist — if they can work hard to deserve it.“For starters: House Democrats ought to be gearing up for two solid years of investigations,” The Bulwark’s Jonathan V. Last argued on Wednesday. “One should be about the Epstein files. One should be about the Iran war. And one should be about the Slush Fund …
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