Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On President Trump’s Latest Blatant Act Of Corruption: His 2-Billion-Dollar Slush Fund For MAGA Loyalists
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor condemning President Trump for his corrupt 2-billion-dollar slush fund that would put American tax dollars in the pockets of his cronies, criminals, and January 6th insurrectionists. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Donald Trump’s nearly two-billion-dollar MAGA slush fund is the most blatant act of corruption in American history. People are aghast, jaws drop all over the nation when they hear what Trump wants to do. Sue the government for $10 billion, that’s him personally suing. Then, settle with himself and use that money for his cronies and lord knows what else. As I said, I believe a lot of it will end up in the pockets of Trump, his family, his cronies.
Trump sues Trump, Trump settles with Trump, Trump decides which Trump allies get paid.
It’s absolutely depraved.
It turns out that the “Art of the Deal” isn’t very hard when you’re making a deal with yourself and forcing Americans to foot the bill. Let’s see what his book says about that one, his next book.
Trump acted as the plaintiff, defendant, and judge all at once to set up this slush fund.
And while Trump was at it, he shielded his family from ever having to face a tax audit again. Can you believe this America? In this bill, Trump can never be prosecuted [or] investigated for tax fraud, even though I and so many others wouldn’t trust him with his tax returns for a minute.
Trump doesn’t have to pay his taxes, but he’s more than happy to put your tax dollars in the pockets of his cronies, criminals, and cop-killing January 6 insurrectionists. They’re gonna have to vote on that, Republicans. You gonna prevent any of this money from going to people who hurt cops, who were prosecuted for hurting cops?
Trump’s own Attorney General Pam Bondi instituted a rule last year explicitly prohibiting these types of corrupt payments.
And Democrats will not let Trump get away with this grift, this grift of epic proportion.
That’s why the very first amendment I will offer during vote-a-rama today will be to block this slush fund. All of it.
Republicans will have to answer on my amendment: are they for the slush fund or are they against it?
Do Republicans want to lower Americans’ costs or sell them out to give payments to violent criminals?
Do Republicans stand with the American people or with Donald Trump?
Americans want to know, and Democrats will force Republicans to answer.
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