r/moderatepolitics • u/ilikedomos • 20h ago

News Article Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-fund-jan6-capitol-riot-39b193211349b42e6218c5a1007785c9
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u/ChipperHippo Classical Liberal 19h ago edited 19h ago

I don't think changing or removing the agreement at this point changes any of the pertinent material facts to this point. It doesn't change that the court is demanding answers on whether or not the Trump administration attempted to defraud the courts.

This has to be completely in response to internal machinations in the Senate that are only loosely being reported on (namely: the 20-25 Republicans who were yelling at Blanche last week and the reported dozen or so threatening to stall legislation).

Of everything that has happened so far with 47's term, this is the one that I think is most likely to kick off impeachment hearings next year. It's not just patently but also importantly simply corrupt to a level that I don't believe we've seen in any other presidency in the history of this country.

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u/limpbizkit6 19h ago

simply corrupt to a level that I don’t believe we’ve seen in any other presidency in this history of this country

It’s ok we can drop the caveats. It’s manifestly corrupt to a degree that is unparalleled in America history, full stop.