Trump’s .776B anti-weaponization payday has the GOP ‘pissed’

Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization payday has the GOP ‘pissed’

“Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization payday has the GOP ‘pissed’” Last week, Republican senators grilled Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by President Donald Trump’s settlement of his lawsuit against the IRS. About 45 senators attended the meeting, and “at least half of them were blasting the attorney general,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reported. “They…

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#Former IRS contractor pleads guilty on Trump leaked tax returns

#Former IRS contractor pleads guilty on Trump leaked tax returns

A former IRS contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of leaking tax information about former President Trump and others to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. Charles Littlejohn, 38, was charged by the Justice Department last month for disclosing tax return information on “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest individuals” to a news organization as well as passing…

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#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

Former national security adviser John Bolton said former President Trump hasn’t set a good example, claiming his actions could have an “unfortunately ripple effect.” “I think the President’s example really has an unfortunate ripple effect throughout the bureaucracy and gives rise to a lot of cynicism and a lot of carelessness,” Bolton said on CNN…

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#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

#Bolton: Trump’s example has ‘unfortunate ripple effect’

Former national security adviser John Bolton said former President Trump hasn’t set a good example, claiming his actions could have an “unfortunately ripple effect.” “I think the President’s example really has an unfortunate ripple effect throughout the bureaucracy and gives rise to a lot of cynicism and a lot of carelessness,” Bolton said on CNN…

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#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

The sweeping indictment brought against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case touches on nearly every aspect of the former president’s plot to stay in power. But a few eye-catching omissions in the high-profile case point to the complexities facing the Justice Department (DOJ), while raising questions about prosecutors’ future plans to hold to account those involved…

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