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Daily Episode 178 - This Week in Fascism #29

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Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan | The Guardian

💪Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): "Trump's corruption has reached an entirely new level. The $1.7B slush fund is just outright theft. And no Republican owes such bind allegiance to the president to defend this."🇺🇸 : r/law

Trump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MAGA allies and J6 rioters sparks backlash | Daily Mail Online

WATCH: Corruption ‘has never been more blatant’ with new DOJ fund, Sen. Murray tells Blanche : r/law

Mike Johnson says we should have sympathy because Congress isn’t paid enough—so we should “allow” insider trading just so they can take care of their families(70% of Americans can’t afford a $1k emergency) : r/law

Man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement | AP News

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