Senators launch probes after Trump establishes fund for convicted criminals
The United States government just agreed to pay $1.8 billion to the United States president, approved by the president's own personal lawyer who represented him when he was convicted of 34 criminal counts. This is the biggest scandal in all of American political history.
forwhat-itsworth.bsky.social114Not really a scandal if no one is going to report on it or treat it like a scandal.
My Snowblower can beat up your snowblower72This will be challenged to hell and back. It’s a massive grift. Lawmakers say “there is a legal procedure for re-imbursements through the courts. Not because someone feels they were wronged. Prove it with evidence.” If anything, the money should go repairing the damage these fools did.
Don Shafer34For a man that is obsessed with his legacy, he will always be known as a rapist and convicted of 34 felonies.
ireidani.bsky.social32"The government" didn't agree to anything. Even if you believe Trump and "the government" are interchangeable terms, he is just literally stealing money.
Mark15We’ve become a corrupt shit hole country
lesliead717.bsky.social13So why is our press not asking Republicans about it?? Time they do their damn jobs
SaveDemocracy12310JUST AS HIS HERO / CRIME BOSS PUTIN PLANNED - Criminal, corrupt, fascist, lying, felon/fraud/pedophile traitor Trump is DESTROYING USA, NATO, and Western Democracy, in every way conceivable- economically, militarily, politically. THIS is why the Russians began funding LOSER TRUMP back in the 1980’s
Pete Carrier CARRIER-media Ltd9Wow. What a mad, fun, kooky place America is becoming.
Jennifer Keith9No. Todd Blanche decided. Not the U.S. Government. 😤 This is illegal.
AnnieR8One day this will be studied in classrooms by future generations. We need to think about what legacy we leave when students ask, “What did we do about it?”
That money will be returned to the U.S. Treasury in 2027. With interest.
klynner.bsky.social7Do not round the amount in print. You hide the crime. Print 1.776 B to show this is a crime, not a settlement.
Deputinize America7Teapot Dome becomes a tertiary footnote.
RicksterLHP7What do we expect when we give Trump an inch he takes a mile, every time! We gave him $10B for the Board of Peace without a scandal, indictment or impeachment, so this is him trying to get a bribery payment. The settlement doesn’t have to meet any legal standard or pass a judges scrutiny, I guess?
DarLee6Nah. When what he and Elon Musk did with the election comes out, that'll be earth-shattering. I can't wait.
cagrl4ever.bsky.social6And the Republicans will do nothing! How f-ing stupid are 30+% of this country that still support him? This is 100x worse than watergate
JoRobLo6The chumpification of a once equitable Nation
Ashland Forest Dweller6And why is this allowed? bsky.app/profile/vafo...
EASTMAN5Trump is a pedophile, a rapist, a racist, a convicted felon, a narcissistic psychopath, and a complete and utter moron who deserves to be in prison instead of having the nuclear codes. But don’t lose hope. His health is failing!
GoodKnight5we WILL get that money back...with interest! We need to elect people who will go to the mattresses!!!!!!!!
Vic4This insanely has to end
Shagrazir4I don't know what to tell you. The French figured out how to solve their bad leader problem almost 250 years ago. Maybe we just...learn from history on this one?
professorlamb.bsky.social4Who is Ali Alexander? A convicted felon, admitted pedophile, amoral toady who led Trump's Stop the Steal protest This is Part 2 in series on Trump’s $1.8 billion “Cash for Traitors and Toadies” program. Here’s my Substack on Alexander chrislamb406104.substack.com/publish/post...
wrenbyron.bsky.social4TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR TRUMP'S BILLIONAIRE LIFESTYLE! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
jonassmith06.bsky.social4All powerful President and a kneeling Duma, sorry congress. This is not a democracy.
Gmajojo ☮️✌️🏳️🌈3We’re all fools for honestly paying taxes and working honestly for our whole life.
LeighFitz.3Who agreed? Be more precise, because this is the powderkeg of all time.
Roxie Roxit Once Again3And no one, absolutely NO ONE will stop it. Americunts are the stupidest, most cowardly trash there is!
Art & Soul3The news media needs to ask every Republican in Congress if they are okay with this.
Pinny987653Does anyone seriously believe he will leave office voluntarily if a Democrat wins? It’ll be like Boris Yeltsin when he hand-picked Putin on the condition that his family interests were left alone.
vincenttrivigno.bsky.social3The President dropped the case. In light of the IRS seeking to settle, and with regards to Trump asking for renumeration of 10B. While I am not to familiar, the lawsuit seems to stem from the Biden administration unfair practices and involved the IRS.
USArmyvet3Mike Nellis pointed out that all these rich, Epstein class politicians treat this BS like a game while it has such negative effects on the rest of us. I say it’s way past time to make their live as much of a living hell as we possibly can. No peace for these ass clowns!
Nice Old Geezer Opposes Fascist Dictators3This may be just a down payment on the eventual payout the Mad King seeks before this term is over. How much will he demand in payment for the "stolen election" of 2020? $4 billion? $10 billion?
Spyder3He's a thief. Pure and simple. And he's stealing from American taxpayers.
Zax3Comb-over Caligula's entire life has been dedicated to fraud. Democrats need to devise a bill, to strip all of the wealth from Dumb'old Tramp, Musk, and his MAGAt criminal cabinet, who have defrauded American taxpayers. These parasites cannot be allowed to profit from destroying our democracy.
Epremo3Convicted by an impartial jury of fraud. He is corrupt, as he displays every day, comitting emolument violations and "grifting" off American tax payers. Now, paying off Jan 6th insurgents, who were ALSO convicted by jury trial. www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...
Gary Becker3We have a Congress to put an end to this abuse but unfortunately they're hiding under their beds.
Zimti 🇪🇺3It's comically corrupt 'Golden Age' lmao
Just.saying3The thousands of people and civil servants who were prosecuted and fired by Trump DOJ for not selling out should apply & get those funds! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Luckiiyu🍀🍀🍀3@duckworth.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @crockett.house.gov @khanna.house.gov
Katie3I expect hate crimes, DV, and SA (against women and children) to go up noticeably if the J6 thugs start getting payouts. They are already empowered, but if they also get paid....?!
🍁Justin Case3The conman and his crazy cult of cons, crooks and crazies are corrupt to their core. A criminal enterprise that are robbing tax payers blind.
Felix D Guide3Biggest heist of the 21st century.
gerusager.bsky.social2The Trump White House is not an administration, it's a criminal operation. They just stole $1.8 billion from the United States in broad daylight. When this nightmare is over, I want everyone involved in this criminal conspiracy to be held accountable and liable.
bugi5555.bsky.social2But there is no money for #ChildCare #Medicare #Healthcare he does not even think about Americans financial struggles primarily caused by him, Independent voters should do better going forward, #VOTE out all Republicans from office, every single one of them with no exceptions !!!
Madame Medusa2This is what a bunch of crooks and pirates openly looting the ship of state looks like.
thackwallop.bsky.social2What’s the point of the NRA if they think this is acceptable. Incidentally, in other countries the NRA would probably be designated a terrorist organisation.
Mark Tierney2...biggest scandal SO FAR....wait until the coup....
blu71.bsky.social21.) that’s sinful 2.) that money will go straight into trump's bank account 3.) trump's goal is to bankrupt the United States because he feels betrayed 4.) your country is falling because of the corruption in your government!!
Michal2Even if it is the biggest, then it is only the biggest so far. You can be sure it will be dwarfed within a month.
Speak Your Truth2Is this going to be a monthly thing? The president suing his own government. He’ll be the richest person in the world soon.
izziebo.bsky.social2Yet NOTHING will be done to stop it. 😡😡😡😡
gdad213.bsky.social2And yet most of the media calls it a settlement and our 'congress' is still busy just nesting up trumps ass. Business as usual.
Rob Baron2On day 1 of Trump's presidency I posted that it would turn out to be a mafia regime (rather than an traditional oligarchy). I take no delight in having my prediction proven true beyond doubt.
armitage70.bsky.social2Todd Blanche is determined to put his family at risk. There will be no escape for this accessory to Trump's crimes and overt theft of the treasury.
Tom Smothers2Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame
chilipepper53.bsky.social2We are way past this, but...FFS!!!! Somebody somewhere (please congress) STOP this corruption now. ✋️🛑✋️
comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social2. Republicans are Trump accomplices. They are allowing Trump's criminal activity. They are all in this together. MAJORITY. >>> This would all STOP if they objected. <<< They have become the enemy. Treat them accordingly!
merrymcghee.bsky.social2tRump administration = criminality todd blanche: History will eat you alive. You are the poster face of abject failure and personal slime
vl2024.bsky.social2On the day of reckoning they ALL will be convicted at the soon upcoming Nuremberg Tribunal Trials 2.0 - no need for proof beyond reasonable doubt
NG2Trump's corruption continues to accelerate. www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics...
Michael Anderson2"This is the biggest scandal..." FOR NOW
oceantreemountains.bsky.social2Let's face facts: Trump is stealing/grifting/conning every penny he can get from America. He's getting uber rich doing it too, as well as manipulating the stock market via insider trading, social media posts, etc. The question is: who's going to stop him? The fucker needs to be stopped.
Emerald Dragon2I can't wait until that's a current headline.
Yadayada baba2They laugh at us. They laugh and laugh.
Katywho502ABSOLUTELY NOT> signed America's taxpayers.
joe-jacobs.bsky.social2A convicted felon should not be president
Sylvia's Mother2This is yet another line grotesquely crossed by a corrupt sitting President & allowed by an absurdly complicit Congress. I'm afraid I've reached the point of doubting we'll ever come back from all this damage. We would need 2/3 of Americans taking to the streets over it. Sadly most are 100% unaware.
Sen. Coons: "Will you commit that none of the [$1.776 billion slush fund] will go to Trump's campaign donors?" Todd Blanche: "I am not committing to anything beyond the settlement agreement itself. When you say campaign donors — they are not excluded from seeking compensation."
thee budha9It's not a settlement! Can someone say something jeeeeeeez
Rob Murphy6The judge said explicitly there was no settlement, the case was just dropped. This is just theft.
Zach Ranier5Endlessly frustrated by these senators--many of whom are *lawyers*--and their utter inability to effectively question brazen MAGA lawbreakers like Blanche. It should be a dream cross--no rules of evidence, no objections, total control--and yet they just crash and burn over and over and over again.
Attack the legitimacy of the said settlement. Call out the corruption, do everything you can to ensure that the money is not spent but when you're asking him to commit to who will get the money, you've already given up on fighting the corruption. What's wrong with these centrist Democrats?
this worthless piece of shit is the reason why the jan 6ers weren't punished as they should have been
Some Bloke2Forget who the money goes to, the whole premise of a taxpayer funded slush fund is fucking outrageous. Apparently the same people who cry the hardest about people who “take” from the government, will benefit the most from this atrocity.
