Rep. Neguse on Trump’s Corrupt $1.7 Billion Slush Fund: “A very clear red line has been drawn in the sand.”
Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse has been leading House Democrats’ fight against Donald Trump’s ludicrous $1.776 billion slush fund for political allies. The fund was created through an unconstitutional settlement after the president dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—an agency he ultimately oversees.
In addition to bringing together more than 90 House Democrats in an effort to lobby the courts to block Trump’s billion-dollar fund, Rep. Neguse voted in the Judiciary Committee last Wednesday to subpoena Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and other executive officials involved. He is also backing a bill proposed by Ranking Member Jamie Raskin to prohibit federal funds from being used for this so-called “anti-weaponization fund.”
Additional updates on the matter below.
Rep. Neguse on MS Now’s All In With Chris Hayes
NEGUSE: I think a very clear red line has been drawn in the sand. And you get the sense, as you covered in the opening moments of your show, that some Republicans, some not all, but some are finally beginning to realize the depths of, I think this administration's corruption, which is just unprecedented.
[…] Part of it, I think, by the way, Chris [Hayes, Host], is animated by the reality that many of us, myself included, were in the Capitol complex on January 6th. Many of us were on the House floor. And to think that they are now going to proceed with this corrupt slush fund to essentially reward people who are convicted of attacking police officers and subverting the peaceful transfer of power, it's just beyond the pale. So, I think you're going to see a muscular response on behalf of House Democrats in the Congress.
Watch the full interview HERE.
House Democrats accuse Trump of ‘corruption unparalleled’ over IRS settlement talks
In a statement, Neguse — who heads the House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force, which was set up last year to push back on the Trump White House — wrote, “Donald Trump’s absurd $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS is one of the most brazen examples of corruption we’ve seen from this administration.”
“House Democrats are taking a stand for the American taxpayers that would be forced to foot the bill for this mess, and are calling on the court to block any unconstitutional settlements in the matter.”
Read HERE from MS NOW News.
Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), the assistant House Democratic leader [...] called the president’s lawsuit against the IRS “one of the most brazen examples of corruption we’ve seen” from the Trump administration.
“The case is unlawful, unethical, and lacks the bare minimum required to file a lawsuit: two opposing parties. House Democrats are taking a stand for the American taxpayers that would be forced to foot the bill for this mess, and are calling on the court to block any unconstitutional settlements in the matter,” Neguse added.
Read HERE from The Hill.
DOJ sets up $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit
A group of House Democrats called the move a “$1.7 billion slush fund” that Trump could use to “reward allies, including the nearly 1,600 defendants convicted or charged in connection with the January 6th attack on the Capitol.”
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., called the news “one of the most brazen examples of corruption we’ve seen from this administration.” The House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force filed a motion seeking to block what Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., called “pure fraud and highway robbery.”
Read HERE from NBC News.
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