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In reply to the discussion: Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit [View all]BumRushDaShow
(172,249 posts)26. He is the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee
so he is "doing his job".
Similarly, Robert Garcia is the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee and he similarly comes out like this when the subject deals with stuff that comes under oversight purview!
And the same goes for the prolific Elizabeth Warren, who is the Ranking Member on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and is not shy about making her thoughts known on those subjects!
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Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
OP
It should take at least as long for Trump to get his $1.7B as it'll take E. Jean Carroll to receive her money.
sop
Yesterday
#17
"Where are our leaders? Not voicing ANYTHING makes voters think "It's OK.""
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
#7
And where is this money going to come from? Doesn't Congress have to approve something like this?
Ray Bruns
Yesterday
#6
MaddowBlog-Trump moves to withdraw $10 billion lawsuit against IRS amid reports of new 'slush fund'
LetMyPeopleVote
Yesterday
#10
Dems have got to vocally respond to this outrage and fight it tooth and nail. We know the GOP
D. Spaulding
Yesterday
#13
Wow! Trump is really a master dealmaker; he negotiated himself down from $10B to $1.7B, saving us $8.3B.
sop
Yesterday
#14
He claims Biden weaponized the justice department ? What does he call his persecution of Comey, Brennan for doing
ChicagoTeamster
Yesterday
#25
Both men in charge at the IRS and the DOJ are "acting heads," neither have been confirmed, and both are Trump stooges.
sop
Yesterday
#32
If that's what this fund truly is, then Democrats that the DOJ attacked at the behest of Trump should get their share.
patphil
Yesterday
#30
Only in Trumps USA!!-Taxpayers paying Rioters who hurt our Capitol police and damaged the Capitol!!
riversedge
Yesterday
#34
Did I tell y'all about my friend who lost his job? He was an administrator of a company that employed
Scrivener7
Yesterday
#36
Judge is taking the position that the lawsuit does not include any settlement
LetMyPeopleVote
23 hrs ago
#37