Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Collapsing. His Own Party Is Turning on Him.
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Two federal judges have now stepped in to freeze Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization slush fund. One judge in Virginia halted all payouts. A judge in Miami reopened the entire IRS lawsuit after 35 former federal judges called the settlement a fraud on the court. The DOJ quietly backed down Monday and said it would comply.
That means the Trump loyalists who were promised a payout for their loyalty are not getting one, at least for now. And the Republicans in the Senate are furious.
Grant also breaks down the Bill Pulte appointment as acting DNI, why legal experts say it may be illegal, what the Iran ceasefire collapse actually means for oil prices this summer, and Trump's "I don't care" tell that one of his own biographers says is code for something specific.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Everything that went wrong for Trump this week
1:52 Bill Pulte named acting DNI: who he is and why the appointment may be illegal
4:08 How Pulte used housing agencies to go after Trump's political enemies
6:00 Iran ceasefire collapse: what actually happened over the weekend
8:13 What Trump's "I don't care" actually means, according to his biographer Michael Wolff
8:40 Oil at $150 a barrel? Gas could hit $6 by Fourth of July
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12:37 The $1.8 billion slush fund explained: how a lawsuit against himself became an immunity deal
15:00 Two judges freeze the slush fund: Virginia halts payouts, Miami reopens the IRS case
17:09 The DOJ backs down, Trump loyalists get nothing, and Senate Republicans revolt
19:00 The "wounded bear caucus": why a furious GOP Senate is Trump's biggest problem right now
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