…despite #DOJ officials claiming the effort is dead.…, US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction blocking the fund…. She forcefully rejected the government’s arguments that the case was moot, citing #Trump’s praising of the idea & acting AG #ToddBlanche’s unwillingness to say under the penalty of perjury that the admin will not try to stand it up in the future.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund
Yes!
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout #SlushFund
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said the government has not provided “absolute certainty” it won’t try to resurrect the fund in the future.
#Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/12/federal-judge-indefinitely-blocks-trumps-18-billion-payout-fund/
“Every year they audit me, audit me, audit me,” #Trump said at a Republican primary debate in February 2016. “Nobody gets audited — I have friends that are very wealthy people. They never get audited. I get audited every year.” [cuz you keep committing #fraud, idiot]
Trump’s decision to not release his #tax returns in 2016 would eventually snowball into the audit #immunity unveiled last month by #ToddBlanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer.
#Trump has also sought to avoid public scrutiny of his #taxes. During his first run for office in 2016, he refused to release his tax returns, breaking a norm for presidential candidates. Trump said at the time he had to keep his returns private because he was subject to an #IRS audit — a perennial problem.
On that front, #Republican reaction has been much more muted, & #ToddBlanche said the #IRS audit shield would stay in place. A Democratic effort to cancel the audit protection failed on a voice vote.
The result is that an apparently unprecedented [& illegal] & enormously valuable public benefit for #Trump has, so far, flown under the radar in #Congress & passed into Trump’s hands without much protest from members of his own party.
Cassidy’s amendment to compensate the injured police officers was a pointed rebuke, as payouts from Trump’s #SlushFund could have potentially gone to Trump supporters who beat police & attacked the Capitol on #Jan6. Cassidy lost reelection last month after #Trump endorsed a primary opponent.
He said that, despite #ToddBlanche’s comments, the fund is still part of an active settlement and “absolutely can be used.”
#law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState
#Republicans cleared the last major hurdle overnight when they defeated an amendment proposed by one of their own members, Louisiana Sen. #BillCassidy, that would have redirected payments from the settlement to members of law enforcement who were injured when a mob of #Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss attacked the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
#Impotent #Senate OKs $70B #immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban #Trump #SlushFund
The Senate passed legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays & fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
https://apnews.com/article/trump-settlement-fund-ice-border-patrol-vote-93b9f5b487997b629d87bf59a046d7ec
The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House. The Friday morning passage came after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators voted for the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term. The final vote came after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund to compensate allies who believe they've been politically persecuted. The House is expected to take up the bill next week.
And there ya go, #Senate #Republicans reject #Democrats' bid to kill Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" #SlushFund
vote was 50-49
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#Republicans appear to be in a holding pattern while they figure out how to address the issue of the $1.8 billion #SlushFund. We are still waiting on votes from 3 Republicans: #BillCassidy of Louisiana, #JonHusted of Ohio & #DanSullivan of Alaska.
Husted & Sullivan are both up for re-election. Cassidy recenty lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.
#Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
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