'Have We Ever Seen Anything Like This?' CNN Panel Stunned By Trump Slush Fund to Pay Out Allies
A CNN panel was stunned by President Donald Trump’s creation of a nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-backed slush-fund for his allies who feel they were wronged by the Biden administration.
The Department of Justice announced the fund on Monday after dropping his $10 billion suit against the IRS for failing to protect Trump from press leaks.
“Now, they say there’s no partisan requirement here, but it’s clear who the target audience is,” said CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid.
“The president’s team, they continue to point to what they say is a similar fund that was established under the Obama administration,” Reid said. “This was the Keepseagle Fund. Now, that was a much smaller fund that was only $760 million, but that was to address various claims alleging racism connected to the Department of Agriculture. So we’re talking about a much larger group of potential victims and a much smaller fund. But that’s what they keep pointing to.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ever-seen-anything-cnn-panel-172908155.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
Kick in to the DU tip jar?
This week we're running a special pop-up mini fund drive. From Monday through Friday we're going ad-free for all registered members, and we're asking you to kick in to the DU tip jar to support the site and keep us financially healthy.
As a bonus, making a contribution will allow you to leave kudos for another DU member, and at the end of the week we'll recognize the DUers who you think make this community great.