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Chuck Schumer: let me first talk about this DOJ slush fund. As working families shorten their grocery lists, as they struggle to make…

On the recordMay 18, 2026
let me first talk about this DOJ slush fund. As working families shorten their grocery lists, as they struggle to make ends meet, Donald Trump has added a nearly $2 billion slush fund for his MAGA allies and January 6 insurrectionists to his wish list of pet projects he wants to fund with taxpayer dollars. Of all the corrupt things Donald Trump has done, this MAGA slush fund at the Department of Justice is one of the most depraved. Trump is shaking hands with himself in order to fund his insurrectionist army to the tune of billions of dollars. Trump is shaking hands with himself, making his own deal with himself, in order to fund his insurrectionist army to the tune of billions of dollars. He is signing a contract with himself to use these funds for illicit purposes. Can you believe it, America? How low can we go with this President? Trump pardoned violent insurrectionists who assaulted your Capitol to overturn your votes, and now he wants to give them your hard-earned tax dollars as a reward. Can you believe that? He is taking money out of your paycheck, America, and putting it into the pockets of his cronies, criminals, and cop beaters. This settlement with the IRS is a farce. Trump sued his own government. He is the President, and he sued the government. He asked for $10 billion--the gall of this man. And then Trump's own Justice Department, with his own appointed attorneys general, settled with Trump.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing Donald Trump's actions regarding a Department of Justice fund during a speech.

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