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On the recordJune 11, 2026
The president has spent the last few weeks reaching his hand into the Treasury, stealing from the American people $1.7 billion to be put into a slush fund that he controls to reward his political supporters.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy accuses Trump of corruption related to war funding.

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