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THE SENATE REF BLOCKS BALLROOM FUNDING
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Trump promised his ballroom would not cost taxpayers a dime. He called it a “gift.” Then his Senate allies tried to slip a billion dollars of your money into a bill that was supposed to fund the Secret Service—with $220 million specifically earmarked for the ballroom. They called it security. The fine print told the truth.
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is the chamber’s nonpartisan referee—in the job for almost twenty years. She ruled the entire $1 billion funding provision violated Senate rules, and it was stripped from the bill.
Trump immediately called the Senate Majority Leader and demanded MacDonough be fired. John Thune said no—but only because Republicans need a functioning parliamentarian to get their agenda passed in the future.
Thune is no hero. The parliamentarian did her job. A billion-dollar heist hit a brick wall named Elizabeth MacDonough.
TRUMP TRIED TO MAKE HIMSELF UNTOUCHABLE
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The ballroom money was the warm-up. The bigger move was the addendum the regime quietly slipped onto the DOJ website—no announcement, no press release, no tweet. A one-page document signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, hoping nobody would read it.
It declared the IRS can never again audit Trump, his family, or his companies for any return filed before this week. In 2016 and 2017, he and Melania only paid $750 in federal income taxes. Two active IRS audits—one over a $72.9 million refund, another over his Chicago tower—could’ve cost Trump more than $100 million. The math is the motive.
Legal experts say Blanche didn’t have the authority to sign it. Sen. Ron Wyden called it “completely invalid.” The next president’s day-one to-do list just got another item—rescind every word of this garbage so the IRS can finish its audit. Thanks for the tip, Trump.
NAACP HITS THE SOUTH WHERE IT HURTS
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When the Supreme Court gutted what was left of the Voting Rights Act, eight Southern states immediately moved to erase Black congressional districts. The regime thought it had won.
This week the NAACP fought back, launching the “Out of Bounds” campaign. It calls on Black athletes and their families to withhold commitments from public universities in those eight states until they have fair maps.
“What these states have done is not a policy disagreement,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “It is a sprint to erase Black political power.”
The campaign has teeth. The NAACP helped the Congressional Black Caucus kill the SCORE Act—a bill that would’ve rewritten the rules for college athlete contracts and given the conferences sweeping new control. Republicans wanted it badly. They aren’t getting it.
The regime came for the vote. The NAACP came for the empire.
GEORGIA SETS THE STAGE FOR NOVEMBER
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One of those eight Southern states delivered something else on Tuesday.
Former Atlanta mayor and Biden White House senior advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia outright. She cleared the 50% threshold in a crowded field—avoiding a runoff entirely.
Republicans couldn’t even pick their own nominee. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire Rick Jackson are now locked in a June 16 runoff brawl that will burn their money and split their party.
Georgia hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1998. If Bottoms wins in November, she will be the first Black woman elected governor in American history. Ever.
Bottoms didn’t wait for the confetti to fall. Talking about Trump directly, she said: “Georgians sent a clear message. I’m running to stand up to him.”
Trump made this primary about who would bow. Georgia made it about who would rise to defeat him.
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What’s Trump’s single most corrupt act? Tell me in the comments. I know it’s nearly impossible to choose just one.
Todd Blanche signing that IRS memo should disqualify him from ever practicing law again. Do you agree?
🚨 NEW 🚨 Tell Congress: Block Trump's heist of taxpayer money for his felon-to-felon slush fund https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-block-trumps-theft-of-taxpayer-money-for-his-felon-to-felon-slush-fund/
🚨 Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity.
Learn more & support this bill in Congress here: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU
🚨 SIX OTHER URGENT ACTIONS TODAY
Pass Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission https://tinyurl.com/44afaxvd
Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8cvv7
Demand Acting AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9
Defend voting rights! https://tinyurl.com/3f3m728j
Stop Trump from deporting people with Temporary Protected Status https://tinyurl.com/yc8rfa7j
Vote NO on SAVE Act: https://tinyurl.com/ms977ec6
JUST A FEW COMMMENTS:
Did all of them. I am so happy to see how many people are fighting back. I hope Trump and his minions are sweating hard and I hope they do not sleep well because We the People are angry and we won't take it anymore.
Today would be a great day to make donations to the NAACP and the SPLC — help sharpen their teeth as they go for the jugular of Donald J. Trump and his diabolical racist regime.
GREAT idea!
Blanche should lose his law license yesterday.
Shitiot, first class. Weasel and ball licker. Eeewwww
He said if he wasn't selected for the permanent DOJ job he would bow out and say "I love you, Mr. Trump." WHO the fuck acts like that?'
Someone who sees jail bars in his future.
How did ever get one?! No way he passed the bar exam.
It IS impossible to pick ONE thing that is deplorable for this “president” (not to mention every single f****** one of them!) THANK YOU for what you are doing Scott!
Amen
The IRS immunity deal will not stand? If so, that is obviously great news. Now the insurrectionist slush fund.
If I were a black athlete I would refuse to participate in any sporting event or organization in an of these states. And old when men like me should boycott these events, whether in person or televised. We should not subsidize racism.
Trump is NOT untouchable! And we are unstoppable. November is ours.
The trumpian regime will continue to crumble under its own weight when we keep putting one foot in front of the other. The true patriots are totally opposed to this murderous gang of traitors!
Yes, thanks, Scott for keeping at this for all the months and years. He defines the word corruption and every single bit of his corrupt and depraved behavior should be called out. May he live long enough to be forced behind bars and justice be served.
Thank God for these heroes and for all you do, Scott!
Todd Blanche should be disbarred. I think he knows this is where it is headed and has been promised a reward or something from DT
Probably $ from that 1.8B slush fund he authorized and will oversee.
trump's denial of the 2020 election and his consequent orchestration of Jan 6 is his greatest crime. How he was never held accountable for it and allowed to run again for the presidency I will never understand.
Congress must pass legislation prohibiting anyone convicted of any felony, from running for any Federal Office, including but not limited to president, even if said individual had previously received a pardon.
And the fact that he’s a felon!
The corruption is too thick to choose one.
TB needs to go. Period.
The whole regime needs to go. Period.
1) Every *SINGLE* thing he has done since the 1st day of his 2d term.
2) Blanche should be be disbarred for many things, the IRS letter on the DOJ website is just the latest. Add lying to Congress while under oath, moving Ghislane Maxwell to a cushy federal prison where she receives perks not available to any other inmate,...
Thanks, Scott. You’re one of the real Patriots! Sheldon Whitehouse and Melanie Stansfield stand out in the week’s news in their fights against the corruption! Let’s celebrate the good guys!!
Yes 🙌🏽
Help the helpers
Solidarity 💙
Mazel to Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich
Has everyone seen Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse explaining the method used to deny the ballroom funding? He posted this video on Bluesky.
(Edited to explain: It’s a video of the senator, but someone else posted it.)
https://bsky.app/profile/kojamf.bsky.social/post/3mmc4nv5bn22i
“It’s 387 words long, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche—Trump’s former personal defense lawyer.”
Can we please amend this to ‘Trump’s PERSONAL LAWYER pretending to be AG.”
I think it more accurately reflects the situation.
Most corrupt? Impossible to pick. The Ballroom, the 10B IRS suit, the 1.776B theft, the crypto scams. It's impossible to pick. The illegal war, the killing of shipwrecked people. The weaponization of our entire government. The list is impossibly long. J6 Pardons! He certainly has flooded the zone with corruption on steroids.
Blanche I totally agree. He should not be allowed to practice law ever again. What a disgrace.
The Republican party is eating itself alive. They won't be able to rig the mid-terms they will have to try something insane to stop the elections, and they will not do well. I think the Dems will actually take not just the house but the senate too. I like Talarico's chances in TX, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Platner in ME, and I see NC and probably 1 or 2 more flipping like Alaska.
Trump is giving gifts to the Dems on a daily basis with his insane and blatant corruption as inflation skyrockets and they take away all the programs to help the less fortunate.
Thanks Scott for all you do in the fight for democracy. These clowns will not prevail.
The Orange Menace corruption continues. I read on ESPN about the NAACP. I really hope there are Black athletes that take this seriously and refuse to play their sport. Particularly in the South this can change for the better!
I agree that Blanche shouldn’t be allowed to practice law ever again!
Just one single most corrupt act by Donald? Impossible to choose, but if I must, I’d say it’s his friendship with Epstein (including, of course, Donny’s participation in raping children). Our so-called president is despicable.
THERE ARE S0 MANY! BUT, IF I PICKED ONE, IT WOULD THE BRIBE HE GOT FROM DAVID ELLISON FOR THE SKYDANCE/PARAMOUNT MERGER, AND THE CANVCELLATION OF LATE SHOW WITH STEVEN COLBERT.
ANYONE IN TRUMP ORBIT SHOULD ALL BE BARRED FROM EVER DOING ANYTHING!!!!!
Single most corrupt act??? There are so many, you're right, Scott, too many to choose from. I think it has been unleashing DOGE on our government (The move fast & break things model).. loss of employment and the worst? Undoing USAID. After 3 yrs of work in Africa, seeing conditions on the ground, I am appalled at the reverberations of funding cuts. Cruelty & Chaos, the theme of this regime, we still have detention camps and family separations!!!!
The crooked "Yes sir" syncophants in the Trump regime need to be indicted for their crimes.''
These criminal assholes NEED TO BE IN PRISON. UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE
He doesn’t care about doing outrageous, illegal things. He knows he needs to stay in office. He’s already doing blatant election fraud and keeping Epstein out of the spotlight. Will we really be able to stop him. Anyone else would have been in jail a long time ago.'
MalpracticeExtraordinaireMAGA
DISBAR Todd Blanche
🍊 stole $2 Billion of taxpayer money — our 💸 — to create a fund with NO oversight to pay off J6 insurrectionists. “ …President Donald J Trump has just done something that is off the charts corrupt.” Heather Cox Richardson, Politics Chat yesterday. He is only in it to benefit himself.
✍🏼 Acting AG Blanche is currying favor with Trump to get nominated for Attorney General. He had no authority to sign the Trump IRS immunity document. He should be disbarred.
🍊 stole $2 Billion of taxpayer money — our 💸 — to create a fund with NO oversight to pay off J6 insurrectionists. “ …President Donald J Trump has just done something that is off the charts corrupt.” Heather Cox Richardson, Politics Chat yesterday. He is only in it to benefit himself.
✍🏼 Acting AG Blanche is currying favor with Trump to get nominated for Attorney General. He had no authority to sign the Trump IRS immunity document. He should be disbarred.
Our first clue as to how this Trump term would go was when he fired the many Ethics Attorneys. It isn't the worst thing he's done. But it signaled how things were gonna go.
Todd Blanche must be very naive! Surely he knows that when Pudding Pants leaves so will he.
So he's in a very temporary job and yet he's willing to jeopardize his bar license to please his boss.
Blanche should never have left the private sector.
DISBAR Todd Blanche
What’s Trump’s single most corrupt act? Tell me in the comments. I know it’s nearly impossible to choose just one.
CORRUPT ACT: Accepting the jet from Qatar.
PERSONAL ACT: More of a failing to learn, was his giving up playing the flute, which he played for a short time, don't know the age. Learning a musical instrument helps a mind develop,
and he missed the boat.
Todd Blanche signing that IRS memo should disqualify him from ever practicing law again. Do you agree? Yes. In fact I sent that letter with my short intro to it ("This administration is so corrupt. Here's proof:") to our local newspaper for publication in Saturday's paper. If they do, more people will see it for themselves.
Does anyone remember that the New York CRIMINAL TRIAL was about MISUSE OF FUNDS?
To simplify: MICHAEL COHEN paid STORMY DANIELS and was reimbursed by TRUMP who claimed It as a BUSINESS EXPENSE.
DAFFY DON continued to proclaim 'I NEVER MET THE WOMAN!'
(Gee! He seems not to know ANY WOMEN he's raped, assaulted or denigrated.)
TODD BLANCHE stood next to TRUMP and nodded like a BOBBLE HEAD!
My recollection is that DAVID PECKER did similar and when he was caught, PAID A FINE and moved on. NOT SO TRUMP who continued to fight WINDILLS!
Who Is David Pecker? Ex-National Enquirer Publisher Admits ‘Catch And Kill’ Scheme On Trump’s Behalf At Hush Money Trial
Surprising Fact
Pecker also testified that Trump was directly involved in the payments to McDougal and Daniels, detailing multiple meetings and phone calls he had with the former president about the alleged cover-ups. During one meeting at Trump Tower, shortly after Trump was elected, Trump made a joke that Pecker “probably know more than anyone in this room’’ while introducing him to several newly appointed White House officials, including former FBI Director James Comey, Pecker testified. Pecker said Trump then thanked him for making the deals with McDougal and the doorman.
Key Background
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in April last year, marking the first-ever criminal prosecution of a former president. The trial officially began last Monday with jury selection. Bragg’s office alleged Trump and his real estate company reimbursed Cohen $420,000, accounting for fees, a bonus and taxes, and illegally recorded the payments as legal fees. Proving that the payments were inherently linked to Trump’s political aspirations is critical to prosecutors’ ability to charge Trump with felonies in the case, as the falsifying business records charges are typically misdemeanors. Prosecutors must prove that Trump committed the alleged misdemeanors in conjunction with another crime—in this case violating campaign finance laws since the payment to Daniels exceeded federal contribution limits. Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court to a series of charges, including campaign finance violations, for his role in the alleged payments to Daniels and McDougal and admitted that he made the payments at Trump’s direction and on his behalf. Trump has denied allegations of any affair and has pleaded not guilty in the case, which he has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, was brought on behalf of President Joe Biden to hurt his re-election chances.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/04/25/who-is-david-pecker-ex-national-enquirer-publisher-admits-catch-and-kill-scheme-on-trumps-behalf-at-hush-money-trial/
TRUMP did similar to E. JEAN CARROLL and couldn't stop DEFAMING HER!
My recollection is that initially, the PARKING LOT ATTORNEY ALINA HABBA who would rather be PRETTY than SMART because she could fake being SMART represented TRUMP. Isn't this that case that she failed to look up New York State statutes because she was too busy?
'Severely damages the presidency': Trump lawyer urges appeals court to 'reverse' E. Jean Carroll verdict based on a factor that SCOTUS immunity decision didn't address
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-appeal-of-e-jean-carroll-verdict-returns-to-court-for-oral-argument/
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