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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Oct 26, 2025, 07:18 PM Oct 26

Trump Claims He'd Give His $230 Million Justice Department Grift to Charity. Yeah, Right. [View all]

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Michael Mechanic
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So Trump is gonna steal $230M from US taxpayers and then give it to charity? That claim, if you know anything about Trump's history with charitable giving, is downright laughable.

Trump Claims He’d Give His $230 Million Justice Department Grift to Charity. Yeah, Right.
The president, who has a history of reneging on charitable pledges, ran his own family foundation into the ground.
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM

So Trump is gonna steal 0M from US taxpayers and then give it to charity? That claim, if you know anything about Trump's history with charitable giving, is downright laughable.

Michael Mechanic (@michaelmechanic.bsky.social) 2025-10-22T20:53:58.959Z
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