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Trump DOJ thrashes court's demand to officially declare that 'slush fund' is dead
A Slush Fund in Constitutional CostumeThe Power HereThe story is not about a judge demanding paperwork. It is about a White House trying to keep control over a pot of money designed to reward its own political universe. Trump’s DOJ would hold the keys to a proposed $1.776 billion fund, decide who qualifies, and write the terms of payment. That is institutional power, not administrative housekeeping.The administration’s own design makes the moral hazard obvious: a federal payout mechanism with selective eligibility, political beneficiaries in the mix, and paperwork that says the government is…
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