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Block the slush fund for Trump allies!
Donald Trump and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche are launching their “anti-weaponization” fund—which would create a pipeline for Trump to give funds to his political allies, campaign donors, and potential January 6 insurrectionists.
Trump is using this “anti-weaponization” fund as a means to provide compensation for people who claim they were directly targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department. This is just another example of Trump’s gross abuse of power at the expense of the American people.
This is a slush fund with no oversight, no transparency, and no accountability, controlled by a president who can fire its members at will and whose own allies and associates are eligible to receive payments.
Congress must stop this slush fund immediately.
Why is this important?
Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution states that courts have the power to settle "cases" between entities, including those involving the federal government. The creation of the fund comes out of a lawsuit Donald Trump settled with the IRS, an agency he was suing for $10 billion. Because of this, 93 House Democrats signed a 31-page amicus brief to block the fund.
This "anti-weaponization" fund is dangerous and lets Trump get away with more abuses of power and further politicizes the Department of Justice, which is supposed to be independent.
A multi-billion dollar slush fund that seeks to reward Trump allies who have flouted the Constitution, peddled election conspiracy theories, and might have been involved in the deadly attack on our nation's capitol on January 6th must not be allowed to move forward. The precedent this sends could be devastating and reverberate for decades to come.
Congress must hear us loud and clear: block the creation of the "anti-weaponization" slush fund.
This "anti-weaponization" fund is dangerous and lets Trump get away with more abuses of power and further politicizes the Department of Justice, which is supposed to be independent.
A multi-billion dollar slush fund that seeks to reward Trump allies who have flouted the Constitution, peddled election conspiracy theories, and might have been involved in the deadly attack on our nation's capitol on January 6th must not be allowed to move forward. The precedent this sends could be devastating and reverberate for decades to come.
Congress must hear us loud and clear: block the creation of the "anti-weaponization" slush fund.