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Cheezoholic

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12. When a Congress refuses to hold anyone accountable any monies they distribute to the Executive Branch
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 02:03 PM
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can be used, technically, however a President desires. Even monies that Congress appropriates specifically for departments under the Executive Branch's umbrella can be moved around and spent however a President wishes. Is it illegal? Technically no but without Congressional accountability and an independent DOJ it will never be looked at. Even if it is it's a grey area. Misappropriation of funds rarely goes with more than a slap on the wrist unless embezzlement can be proven which is difficult in the beauacracy of the government, especially if the GAO is also complicit. It's one of the main reasons FatAss wants all of this IRS immunity crap in the future. Most of the 2025 budget that was given to the executive branch is gone, mainly the 150 billion that disappeared into the coffers of DHC/ICE. They ran off with that cash so fast this Congress of Pirates just gave him another 70 billion. People don't understand. In a fully corrupt Executive Branch, ALL THE MONEY GIVEN TO IT IS A SLUSH FUND. And theres pretty much not a damn thing anyone can do about it until possibly next year

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hell, they need to be fired, but realistically that won't happen until the deviant in the WH is removed. lostincalifornia Saturday #1
But we can call them out and shame them by name William Seger Saturday #5
sure, but their support of a blatant racist, sexist, and bigot, makes me seriously doubt they will lostincalifornia Saturday #7
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees sop Saturday #2
Thanks for the link sop. I copied pasted them below. Got a message the site had a lot of traffic and I had to wait a MLAA Saturday #8
Moscow Mitch's wife malaise Saturday #11
nearly insentient vegetables Attilatheblond Saturday #15
Scum tools malaise Saturday #16
Back at ya, Malaise Attilatheblond Saturday #18
You too malaise Saturday #19
I really can't stand her Henry203 Sunday #22
They are so fake malaise Sunday #23
Dana Kraft MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #21
Hear, hear! ZDU Saturday #3
Gor? -misanthroptimist Saturday #4
Maybe waiting for that slave girl Epstein arranged? /nt localroger Saturday #9
And now they're pulling funding? Totally Tunsie Saturday #6
When a Congress refuses to hold anyone accountable any monies they distribute to the Executive Branch Cheezoholic Saturday #12
Who cares. It can sit there empty until more ethical people are in charge. mdbl Saturday #17
K & R - malaise Saturday #10
Trump and the sign AverageOldGuy Saturday #13
Vulgarity and classless behavior malaise Saturday #14
If trump's name canetoad Saturday #20
Not only that, but they should be shamed the rest of their lives oldmanlynn Sunday #24
They should, but they won't. Initech Sunday #25
We want new trump stooges! Turbineguy Sunday #26
The ones who voted for this broke the law. They tried to smear the legacy of JFK. Doodley Sunday #27
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