Judge orders Trump administration to explain tarp obscuring Kennedy Center White House must report by 31 July on purpose of tarp installed while Trump’s name was stripped from building The Guardian - US · Jun 24
'Personal Slush Fund for MAGA Henchmen': FBI Director Kash Patel Hit With Unlawful $1M Bonus Investigation FBI Director Kash Patel is under scrutiny for allegedly approving over $1 million in bonuses for agents, raising questions about legality and transparency in the bureau's compensation practices. International Business Times UK · Jun 20
Trump's 'Leon' Slip Fuels New Concerns Over Cognitive Health Donald Trump's verbal slip, calling Elon Musk 'Leon', has reignited scrutiny over his cognitive health, with critics citing it as part of a pattern of memory lapses. International Business Times UK · Jun 19
House Oversight Staff Hit a Wall at Ghislaine Maxwell’s Texas Prison, Leaving Them With More Questions Than Answers About Her Move The fact that Maxwell is the only sex offender at the minimum-security federal prison camp adds to the confusion. The Mary Sue · Jun 19
Democrats Allege Kash Patel's FBI 'Bonuses' To Be Hush Money for Agents Who Saw Him Drinking During 'Date Nights and Bro Trips' House Democrat Jamie Raskin accuses FBI Director Kash Patel of using over £790,000 in bonuses to silence agents amid allegations of misconduct and heavy drinking, raising legal and ethical concerns. International Business Times UK · Jun 19
Why Did Trump Need 22 Doctors? Rep. Jamie Raskin Demands Answers on President's Health Raskin seeks names of physicians and medication details as White House dismisses transparency concerns International Business Times UK · Jun 19
Dems visit Ghislaine Maxwell prison to investigate allegations she has a puppy, custom meals, laptop access, report ‘serious concerns’ "Bureau of Prisons leadership repeatedly shut down our lines of questioning" We Got This Covered · Jun 18
Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with outgoing Bard president The Guardian - US · Jun 17
US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy Epstein associate’s lawyer rejected preferential treatment claims in January, saying ‘humane treatment isn’t special’ The Guardian - US · Jun 17
Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle The Guardian - US · Jun 17
Kash Patel Allegedly Built FBI 'Payback Squad' With $1M Taxpayer Fund Rewards FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of misusing over $1 million in taxpayer funds to reward loyal agents, sparking political controversy. Allegations remain unproven, but concerns persist. International Business Times UK · Jun 17
Kash Patel accused of sliding ‘cash to friends’ in bonuses with taxpayer funds IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 16
Kash Patel accused by lawmaker of having a ‘personal slush fund’ to pay FBI loyalists and agents on his protective detail Democrat Jamie Raskin claims some FBI agents received up to $40,000 in bonus payments, pushing compensation beyond the cap The Independent UK · Jun 16
Trump Secretly Pushing GOP to 'Void' Impeachments as Raskin Exposes Deep 'Shame and Disgrace' over Jan. 6 Donald Trump is reportedly urging Republicans to pass a resolution that would symbolically 'void' his two impeachments, despite constitutional experts saying such a move has no legal effect. International Business Times UK · Jun 15
The Independent UK · Jun 12 Trump is pushing to have Congress ‘expunge’ his impeachments - even without a law saying its possible The president said Congress should pass the resolution to scrub his first-term impeachments, claiming he did ‘nothing wrong’
The Independent UK · Jun 11 Trump has once again chucked a grenade on the Senate floor ahead of a key funding deadline ANALYSIS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune could well end up the loser of Trump’s war with Democrats over Bill Pulte simply because House Speaker Mike Johnson is closer to the president, writes John Bowden
Roll Call · Jun 10 ActBlue CEO invokes Fifth Amendment to lawmakers ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones did not answer questions from lawmakers at a House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. Wallace-Jones and the Democratic fundraising platform have been under scrutiny for years, as House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and other Republicans have pressed her on…
International Business Times · May 22 Congress Democrats Grill Treasury Secretary About Trump's $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee asked Treasury and IRS officials to explain their role in an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" for people who claim they were wrongly targeted by the Biden administration.
The Independent UK · May 21 ‘Dirty deal’: Trump bailed himself out of IRS trouble and got a $1.8B ‘slush fund’ for allies. Legal experts sound the alarm IN FOCUS: Anyone cutting checks to Trump’s allies or throwing out tax investigations should start lawyering up, experts tell Alex Woodward
The Conversation · May 20 When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.
We Got This Covered · May 20 ‘Illegal and unconstitutional’: Jamie Raskin explains exactly how Donald Trump turned DOJ cash into his personal slush fund The cure may become the disease.
International Business Times · May 19 Democratic Rep. Raskin Says Trump Seeks To Fund 'Private Militia' With $1.8 Billion Fund From IRS Settlement Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin said President Trump seeks to fund his own "private militia" with the $1.8 billion from a settlement with the IRS.
Roll Call · May 18 Former DOJ attorney lambasts settlement with Live Nation A former Trump Justice Department official on Monday criticized what he called the administration’s “shocking” settlement with Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, telling lawmakers that the department abused its prosecutorial discretion to reach the deal. Roger Alford, a former principal deputy assistant attorney general in the department’s Antitrust Division,…
The Independent UK · May 18 Trump drops IRS lawsuit amid reports of fund for allies The disclosure was made in a federal court filing in Florida, where the lawsuit was initially lodged last year
The Guardian - US · May 15 Could voters in US’s bluest district deliver a ‘Mamdani moment’ in Philadelphia? Pennsylvania’s third district, a Democratic bastion, will see a face-off between party’s traditional wing and insurgents