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Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the latest developments concerning the slush fund for J6 defendants and others, covering court rulings by Judges Leon and Brinkema that halted it and skepticism about the administration's claims that it was dead.  Then, they examine Ken Paxton's retaliatory lawsuit against the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue and the partisan congressional hearing that sought to question its CEO.  They also analyze Trump's push to have Congress pass a resolution expunging his two impeachments from the record, explaining why his plan won't work and how it weakens existing avenues for government accountability.Remember to send in audio questions to SistersInLaw@politicon.com for the #Sisters to answer on their new companion podcast, SistersInLaw Sidebar!  It airs Wednesdays wherever you normally get your podcasts!Get the brand new ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch! Additional #SistersInLaw ProjectsCheck out Jill's Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsCheck out Kim's Newsletter: The GavelJoyce's new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here. Barb is going on a book tour!  You can also pre-order Barb's new book, The Fix. Her first book, Attack From Within, is now in paperback. Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Mentioned By The #SistersPre-order Barb's new book, The Fix, and get tickets for her upcoming book tour!VF Piece Quoting Jill - Richard Nixon's Instagram Redemption Is Perfect for Our Post-Truth WorldSupport This Week's SponsorsMint Mobile:Get premium wireless for just $15 per month at mintmobile.com/sistersDeleteMe:Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/SISTERS and usepromo code SISTERS at checkout.Blueland: Get 15% off your order of green cleaning products at blueland.com/sistersHelix: Find your perfect mattress with Helix's 4th of July Sale! Get 20% off sitewide, 25% off Luxe mattresses, and 30% off Elite mattresses at helixsleep.com/sisters!Osea Malibu: Get a summer-worthy glow with 10% off your first order of clean beauty products from OSEA Malibu when you go to oseamalibu.com and use promo code: SISTERS10Get More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | Civil Discourse Substack | MSNBC | Author of “Giving Up Is Unforgiveable”Jill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: barbaramcquade.com | Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America | The Fix

June 11, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss new reporting from The Atlantic which says that there are hidden discussions in the Trump administration to keep the slush fund alive. The same slush fund that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress was dead.  Later, Nicolle covers the news that Trump says he's cancelled scheduled strikes against Iran tonight because of “discussions” with Iran. This comes after reports of U.S. strikes yesterday destroying what appears to be a drinking-water facility on Iran's southern coast. If intentional, the strikes against the water facility could constitute a war crime. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're talking Summer House and Freedom Summer in this episode! Because we love our reality TV and also we love our democracy. Our special guests? Attorney, activist, and Bravo alum Preston Mitchum, and group chat regular Dr. Brittney Cooper. Together with Brittany, they cover everything from Trump's repeated tantrums before Black women reporters to why book bans continue to backfire. Plus, the group weighs in on Summer House reunion chaos, and why Serena Williams and Allyson Felix coming out of retirement feels bigger than sports. Because when institutions are under pressure, culture tells us just as much as politics.   To learn more about Freedom Schools and find one near you: https://freedomschoolpartners.org/ 

Donald John drops lawsuit with the IRS and announces plan for financial compensation for his allies in a $1.776 Billion settlement fund that could see taxpayer dollars funneled to his pardoned January 6th Insurrectionists and shields him and his family from auditing from the IRS. 

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This Day in Legal History: Madison Introduces the Bill of RightsOn this day in 1789, James Madison rose from his seat in New York's Federal Hall — then the temporary capital of the new federal government — and gave the speech in which he introduced a list of amendments to the Constitution that we now know as the Bill of Rights. Madison had been, until quite recently, a skeptic of attaching a bill of rights to the federal Constitution: he had argued at the Constitutional Convention and in The Federalist that the structure of enumerated and separated powers was a better protection of liberty than a “parchment barrier” of textual rights, and he worried that any enumeration would be read to imply that whatever was not enumerated was not protected. What changed his mind was politics. The Antifederalist opposition in several states had made ratification conditional on amendments protecting individual rights, and Madison — by then a member of the First Congress — concluded that introducing such amendments himself was the surest way to defuse a broader constitutional convention movement that might unravel the work of 1787. The list he proposed on June 8 was longer and somewhat different from what eventually became the Bill of Rights; the House debated it through the summer, passed seventeen amendments in August, the Senate reduced them to twelve in September, and ten of those — the ones we now call Amendments I through X — were ratified by the states on December 15, 1791. June 8 is the date a reluctant convert stood up and made the case that has carried American constitutional law ever since: the proposition that the government's structural restraint is necessary but not sufficient, and that the rights of speech, conscience, due process, and the rest deserve to be written down where everyone can read them.Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Friday vacated four U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policies that had, since late last year, frozen work permits, green-card adjudications, naturalization, and asylum claims for nationals of roughly 39 countries on the second Trump administration's travel ban list. The case, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS, No. 1:26-cv-00132, was brought by a coalition of immigrant-service organizations and labor unions. Judge McConnell held that all four policies — a “Benefits Hold” freezing affirmative benefits for travel-ban country nationals, a Global Asylum Hold halting asylum processing across the board regardless of country of origin, a Comprehensive Re-Review Policy requiring USCIS to re-examine previously approved benefits, and a separate adjudicator-instruction policy treating travel-ban country origin as a negative factor — are unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act. The legal hook is familiar APA territory: the agency, McConnell concluded, failed to provide a reasoned explanation for the freezes and failed to account for the substantial reliance interests of hundreds of thousands of pending applicants. What makes this ruling stand out is the remedy. Other district courts that had blocked these policies in the last six months issued preliminary injunctions limited to named plaintiffs; McConnell vacated the policies themselves, which under standard APA practice means they cease to operate nationwide. That puts USCIS in the position of either rescinding the policies, going back to the drawing board with proper rulemaking, or appealing to the First Circuit and trying to get the vacatur stayed. Expect movement on all three fronts this week.US Judge Strikes Down Trump Policies Targeting Immigrants From 39 Countries | US NewsU.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia entered a temporary restraining order on Friday blocking the Trump administration's $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” from disbursing any money while the underlying lawsuit proceeds. The fund — created by executive order earlier this year and funded out of a settlement the administration brokered in the Trump-IRS litigation we covered in early June — was meant to compensate people the administration described as victims of the Biden Justice Department's “weaponization” of federal law enforcement, with the first contemplated payments going to defendants and witnesses from the January 6 prosecutions. Plaintiffs include former DOJ attorney Andrew Floyd and other former federal prosecutors who argue, in essence, that the fund is an unauthorized expenditure of public money: Congress never appropriated it, the settlement that supposedly funds it is itself under judicial review for whether the United States was actually adverse to the President in his personal capacity, and the program's payout criteria are based on political characterizations of past prosecutions rather than any neutral standard. Judge Brinkema's order, narrowly drawn to “ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed,” set a June 12 hearing on whether the freeze should be extended into a preliminary injunction. By the end of last week the situation had escalated further: on June 5 the Justice Department told two federal judges, in writing, that it would stop work on the fund altogether and that the lawsuits challenging it are now moot. That representation will be tested at this Friday's hearing, because the plaintiffs are not satisfied with a unilateral DOJ promise and want a binding court order before they go away. Watch for what Brinkema does with that disagreement on Friday.Justice Department says it will stop work on $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after judge's ruling | CBS NewsA divided Seventh Circuit panel on Friday upheld Indiana's law restricting who may attend an execution at the Indiana State Prison, holding that the First Amendment does not give reporters a right of access to be present at the execution itself. Judge Michael Scudder wrote the 2-1 majority. The plaintiffs — the Associated Press, the Indiana Capital Chronicle, Gannett, WISH-TV, and TEGNA, represented by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — had argued that the long line of Supreme Court cases recognizing a First Amendment right of press and public access to criminal proceedings, from Richmond Newspapers forward, extends to the carrying out of capital sentences, particularly given Indiana's recent resumption of executions after a long pause and a 2024 statute that omitted journalists from the list of permitted witnesses. The panel disagreed. The majority emphasized that Indiana's witness list — the warden, execution staff, the prison physician, a chaplain, the prisoner's spiritual adviser, up to eight family members of the victim, and up to five unspecified additional witnesses — leaves journalists free to interview those who did attend, report on every other aspect of the proceeding, and comment on the state's choice to impose or carry out the sentence, and that there is no constitutional difference between watching the execution and reporting on it secondhand. The opinion's most striking passage, candidly weighed against the press claim: allowing “uninvited strangers with no immediate connection to the underlying crime” to watch a prisoner die “risks offending the dignity of their final moments.” The dissent argued the press's structural role in informing public deliberation over the death penalty depends on first-hand observation. The split sets up a possible petition for rehearing en banc and, in the longer run, a circuit-split-ready vehicle if other circuits go the other way.7th Circ. Says Ind. Can Bar Press From Attending Executions | Law360 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

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Elana Schor, senior Washington editor at Semafor, talks about the news out of Washington this week, including how some Republican senators are standing up to President Trump on war powers, the $1.8 billion dollar payout fund and more. Photo: Martin Falbisoner, US Capitol and Grant Memorial, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

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Look Forward breaks down the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization slush fund collapsing in spectacular fashion. Ted Cruz said GOP senators literally "screamed" at Acting AG Todd Blanche in one of "the roughest meetings" of his Senate career. The fund is officially dead per Blanche, but Trump called it "a beautiful thing" and refused to commit to permanently scrapping it. Dead but not buried.The House passes a war powers resolution 215-208 in which four Republicans (Barrett, Davidson, Fitzpatrick, Massie) finally joining Democrats to push back on Trump's three-month unauthorized Iran war. Thirteen US service members dead, $25 billion spent, $5 gas and Congressional Republicans are just now getting on board to end this. A federal judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center. Debbie Wasserman Schultz primary challenge debate: obligation to step aside or are critics targeting the wrong person?Exxon warned this would happen and now oil inventories are depleting as the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted. DOGE axed screwworm prevention programs, and now screwworm is back in Texas cattle ready to drive up beef prices. Trump admin moves to give OMB total control over science grant distribution in yet another move to consolidate power. SCOTUS hands us another "we told you so" on Alabama gerrymandering. Trump's new director of national intelligence (DNI) pick Bill Pulte has literally never worked in intelligence. Lastly, Trump endorses "hardworking" NJ congressman Tom Kean Jr. who has not been seen for three months.Look Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).

'BradCast' 6/4/2026: J6er Says No to Trump's 'Weaponization' Slush Fund Money by Progressive Voices

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Seth takes a closer look at the Trump administration backing down on their January 6 slush fund after national outrage and a revolt from Republican senators and voters.Then, Will Forte talks about the time his daughters got into their mom's makeup, why the text chain for "The Four Seasons" stresses him out and the time he took over 81,000 steps in one day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's Kinda Daily Show, Barrett Gruber cuts through the noise on three stories that demand serious attention — a controversial new political fund that critics are already calling a slush fund, a Middle East conflict with global consequences, and a South Carolina case that exposes deep cracks in the American justice system.First, Barrett takes a hard look at the Anti Weaponization Fund — a $1.8 billion initiative that, depending on who you ask, is either a shield against government overreach or the very thing it claims to oppose. Barrett unpacks the mechanics of the fund, the political motivations behind it, and why some are pushing back with what's being called the "Drain the Slush Fund Act." If public money is being used to settle political scores, you deserve to know how and why.Next, the Iran conflict. Now dubbed "The 12 Day War," the US-Iran confrontation has entered ceasefire negotiations — but Barrett reminds us we're in "week eight of one more week," and skepticism is warranted. He breaks down what the ceasefire talks actually mean, what's at stake in the broader Middle East, and why the impact on global oil prices and the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve affects every American at the pump, not just foreign policy watchers.Finally, Barrett returns to one of the most painful stories to come out of South Carolina in recent memory — the Cyrus Carmack-Belton case. With the justice system delivering an outcome that left many in the community devastated and outraged, Barrett examines what the verdict reveals about systemic failures in how cases involving race, power, and accountability are handled in South Carolina. South Carolina State Representative Todd Rutherford's response to the case also factors into the conversation.This episode is educational, unflinching, and essential listening for anyone who wants to understand not just what is happening — but why it matters.Topics Covered:The Anti Weaponization Fund and the "Drain the Slush Fund Act" controversyThe US-Iran "12 Day War" and the state of ceasefire negotiationsMiddle East tensions and the impact on global oil prices and the US Strategic Petroleum ReserveThe Cyrus Carmack-Belton case and justice system failures in South CarolinaPolitical implications of military funding and legal decisionsBarrett Gruber | LinktreeThe All About Nothing: Podcast | LinktreeClick here for Episode Show Notes!As always, "The All About Nothing: Podcast" is owned and distributed by BIG Media LLC!Check out our network of fantastic podcasts!Click Here to see available advertising packages!Click Here for information on the "Fair Use Copyright Notice" for this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:BIG Media Copyright 2026BIG Media LLCZJZ DesignsCheck out the 4th of July Heart Designs for this Independence Day! Visit zjzdesigns.com!ZJZ DesignsCheck Your Voter RegistrationVisit https://theallaboutnothing.com/voter to check your registration! It takes less than 2 minutes. Do it now!

In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Joyce Vance and Jill Wine-Banks answer your questions on Trump's controversial slush fund, crimes committed in prison, and more. They discuss why the president cannot legally use taxpayer money as a personal slush fund, ongoing lawsuits challenging the fund, creative ways Congress and citizens might push back, the best internships for aspiring law students, when the hosts first knew they wanted to become lawyers, how crimes in federal prisons are prosecuted compared to the outside world, and whether Trump could receive an automatic self-pardon for potential insider trading.Freshen up your spring wardrobe!  Get the ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch! Additional #SistersInLaw Projects#SistersInLaw Main ShowJill's Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsKim's Newsletter: The GavelJoyce's new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here. Pre-order Barb's new book, The Fix, or her first book, Attack From Within, now in paperback. Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Mentioned By The #SistersPre-order Barb's new book, The Fix, and get tickets for her upcoming book tour!Support This Week's Sponsor:IQ Bar:Text SISTERS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Messageand data rates may apply.Get More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | Civil Discourse Substack | MSNBC | Author of “Giving Up Is Unforgiveable”Jill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: barbaramcquade.com | Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

Better not count those chickens before they hatch, January 6ers. Fighting Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin is going to make damned sure you don't get a dime of taxpayer money now or ever. The Michigan Senator joins Steve Schmidt to talk about her new "Drain The Slush Fund Act", Trump's naked and never-ending corruption, the war in Iran and more. Brought to you by the Save America Movement. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: The People's House https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/the-peoples-house-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is the Republican fight against Trump's $1.8 billion fund a one-off or a turning point? Michael examines the collapse of a proposed $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund tied to claims of government “weaponization” and asks whether Republican opposition marks a meaningful shift in Trump-era politics. While acknowledging Trump's legitimate grievance over the illegal leak of his tax returns, Michael explores why many GOP lawmakers viewed the fund as a bridge too far. Featuring remarks from Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and analysis of the behind-the-scenes pressure campaign that killed the proposal, this episode considers whether Republicans have finally found a willingness to challenge their own president—or whether this was simply an isolated exception. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What a time we live in. We are watching Leftists spiral out of control.If you're hearing my voice, then you haven't died from the Hanta virus or Ebola. I'm curious, are any of you experiencing measles or the whooping cough.There are warnings out there, so be careful.Democrats tried hard with all these pathogens they introduced, again. But we're not nearly as afraid as we once were.Interestingly, when I travel, I still see LOTS of people with masks. Understand that the veil has been pulled back on the covid and vaccine lies, but a part of the population remains afraid.Their lies are being revealed in real time and I believe it's God's big reveal, and not just fate.We just can't get this lucky.In a completely different subject, why do they call Trump wanting to compensate victims of the Fed, a “slush fund”. But I want to begin with an interesting clip from Bernie Sanders that will offer insight into part of our discussion today.Back in 2019 when Bernie was but a youthful 77 years old, he had this to day about DEI:[X] SB – Bernie Sanders in 2019 re DEIBernie worked in ageism, nicely…Well, we are now in the midst of PRIDE month. A creation of the LGBTQ community who has been in the news since FOREVER. And it's not good news.I can't imagine how most gay people feel about Pride Month these days, but I suspect it's a lot like how I feel about Black History Month.What began as recognition somehow became branding. What started as awareness turned into a marketing department's seasonal color palette. Somewhere along the way, actual people got replaced by mascots.A woman named Cynthia Holt recently posted something that caught my attention. She's a lesbian, and she didn't mince words. https://x.com/Ghostofcynthia/status/2061535850002018562See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump wanted taxpayer money set aside for a 'slush fund' critics feared would be used to payout millions for his January 6th allies. But in a rare act of defiance, Republicans have killed off the plan before it could become reality.Why did Trump's own party draw the line here? Was it a principled stand, a political calculation, or a sign that some Republicans are growing nervous about defending everything linked to January 6th? And Has Trump pushed Republicans too far this time?Later, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam joins us to discuss the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein files.The News Agents USA is a Global Production.The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Welcome back to another chaotic edition of True Thirty 30. This week, Joey Dumont and producer Sean X are diving headfirst into the absolute circus of American politics, where the news reads less like C-SPAN and more like a reality TV finale written by a caffeine-addicted raccoon.Here's what's in the blender today:The $1.776 Billion Illusion: We give you an update on that massive $1.776 billion political “slush fund” that got slapped down by Judge Kathleen Williams, all while checking out the frantic scramble to block the IRS from digging into Donald Trump's financial receipts.The Lone Star Showdown: Texas is giving us the ultimate political contrast. On Team Red, we have the Republican nominee, Attorney General Ken Paxton, a man whose resume includes securities fraud, FBI investigations, a historic impeachment trial, a $6.6 million whistleblower payout (courtesy of taxpayers), and a messy divorce. And for Team Blue, we have the Democratic challenger, James Talarico, a 38-year-old former middle school teacher and seminarian whose campaign got a viral turbo-boost thanks to late-night TV drama and some very salty DNC internet comebacks. (And yes, the polls say it's actually a tight race!)The Late-Night Timeline Meltdown: We try to decipher Donald Trump's recent 50-post marathon on Truth Social. Spoiler alert: It's pure, unadulterated digital chaos.The Pentagon's New Dance Craze: Finally, we wrap up with some high-quality military mockery as Secretary of “War” Pete Hegseth tries to show off his physical prowess with a Navy deck drill, but instead gives us a dainty man tiptoeing through the tulips.Grab your popcorn and stay amused; it's going to be a wild ride. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truethirty.com/subscribe

A federal judge has blocked Trump's efforts to add his own name to the Kennedy Center, a performing arts institution that honors the legacy of President John F. Kennedy. In this excerpt from the Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the court's legal reasoning and larger takeaways from this development.  In the full Insider episode, they cover:  – Trump's “anti-weaponization” fund, and a federal court decision that effectively reopens Trump's lawsuit against the IRS; and – Reports that the Justice Department is investigating E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault and won two defamation lawsuits against him, for allegedly committing perjury.  To support the show and gain access to full Insider episodes, become a member at cafe.com/insider or staytuned.substack.com/subscribe.  CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid a politically punishing backlash against Donald Trump's flagrant $1.776 billion money grab for his criminal allies, a judge is considering whether to investigation if the "IRS settlement" on which the slush fund is based began as a legitimate court case or was a fraud on the court from the beginning. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance talks with Rachel Maddow about the legal guidelines the judge is considering. Rachel Maddow looks at how federal prosecutors in Chicago crossed important lines of propriety in their desperation to secure indictments in politically charged cases and now face an angry backlash from a judge who is not at all pleased with their conduct. Chris Parente, defense attorney for a Chicago anti-ICE protester, talks with Rachel Maddow about pressing misconduct accusations against federal prosecutors who have been exposed for unethical behavior in trying to indict his client.   Senator Andy Kim joins Rachel to talk about the protests at the Delaney Hall immigrant prison in Newark, New Jersey, and the abuses by the Department of Homeland Security broadly across the United States. Want more of Rachel? Check out the "Rachel Maddow Presents" feed to listen to all of her chart-topping original podcasts.To listen to all of your favorite MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this edition of The Zeits They Are A Trendiing, Jack and Miles discuss the death of Trump's "Goon Slush Fund", Joe Rogan coming to '60 Minutes'?, an update on Trump's Iran peace deal, Zohran Mamdani repealing bedtime for kids, Missouri vs Dolly Parton and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seth takes a closer look at Trump lashing out with social media posts including attacks on judges, political rivals and the pope.Then, Brett Goldstein talks about working with Jennifer Lopez on their new Netflix movie "Office Romance," being excited for the World Cup and getting to meet the Muppets.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump administration has signaled to Republican congressional leaders that it plans to drop the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, though it was unclear how firm or permanent that plan is, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's talk about Trump facing rebellion over ‘slush fund'….

──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:30] Two Courts Block Trump's $1.776 Billion Slush Fund — 35 Retired Federal Judges Say It's Collusion and a Fraud on the Court The statute of limitations had expired; Trump never submitted a settlement; DOJ never defended any IRS claims — 35 judges say no genuine adversarial controversy existed. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:18:00] Todd Blanche Added a Secret Paragraph Giving the Trump Family Immunity From IRS Claims — Saving Them $100 Million or More The addendum bars the US from asserting claims against the Trump family — added by the attorney general who also works for the man he gave immunity to. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:31:00] Georgia Tech Aerospace Professor: Interstellar Travel Is Physically Impossible — the Engineering Requirements Contradict Each Other At 10% of light speed, hydrogen atoms hit like .22-caliber bullets; fusion fuel must be 150 times the ship's mass; adding shielding makes the weight equation unsolvable. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:42:00] The CIA Named Their Remote Viewing Program 'Stargate' — the Same Name Trump Used for His mRNA and AI Initiative on Day One Reason documents the Soviet/CIA paranormal arms race from 1924 Bolshevik seances through the Stanford parapsychology project — all classified, all occultic. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:00] Oregon Initiative Would Ban All Hunting, Fishing, and Livestock Slaughter — Animal Breeding Redefined as Sexual Assault The measure has 120,000 signatures, more than the required 117,000; farmers would be offered job retraining while Oregon imports all meat from other states. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:08:00] Washington State Plans Speed-Limiting Devices on Cars — 10 Miles Over the Limit in a 40 mph Zone Qualifies as Dangerous Knight: drunk semi-truck drivers can buy their way off the safety database through fake rehab programs while drivers who go 10 mph over get their car electronically throttled. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:18:00] A Waymo Ran From the Police at Terrifying Speed Through a Construction Zone — Passengers Said 'We're Going to Die' The car veered off the highway and accelerated with sirens behind it; an operator in India came on the line and offered the traumatized couple $40 in free future rides. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:28:00] Section 224 of the NDAA Would Merge US and Israeli Military Data, AI, Cyber, Autonomous Systems, and Biotech Responsible Statecraft: the provision creates deeper integration with Israel than the US has with any NATO partner, moving arms transfers into classified channels beyond public oversight. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:38:00] Jonathan Pollard on Camera: Israel Parked a Nuclear-Armed Plane at Tel Nof and Told the US to Look — the Airlift Started the Next Day Pollard: Israel allegedly threatened nuclear weapons in 1973 to force the arms airlift; the OPEC embargo against only the US followed as payback. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:52:00] 35 States Require Certifying You Don't Support a Boycott of Israel to Get a Government Contract or Hurricane Relief Glenn Greenwald: 35–36 states have enacted anti-boycott laws; hurricane disaster aid was conditioned on signing one; HHS research grants under RFK Jr. carried the same requirement. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

Yes, we need to stay vigilant to make sure his slush fund is truly doomed. But, all indications are that he's being forced to drop the idea. Why? Because the American people raised such a stink that even the spineless Republicans in DC told him they couldn't support it. So keep fighting. Keep resisting. No let up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:30] Two Courts Block Trump's $1.776 Billion Slush Fund — 35 Retired Federal Judges Say It's Collusion and a Fraud on the Court The statute of limitations had expired; Trump never submitted a settlement; DOJ never defended any IRS claims — 35 judges say no genuine adversarial controversy existed. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:18:00] Todd Blanche Added a Secret Paragraph Giving the Trump Family Immunity From IRS Claims — Saving Them $100 Million or More The addendum bars the US from asserting claims against the Trump family — added by the attorney general who also works for the man he gave immunity to. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:31:00] Georgia Tech Aerospace Professor: Interstellar Travel Is Physically Impossible — the Engineering Requirements Contradict Each Other At 10% of light speed, hydrogen atoms hit like .22-caliber bullets; fusion fuel must be 150 times the ship's mass; adding shielding makes the weight equation unsolvable. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:42:00] The CIA Named Their Remote Viewing Program 'Stargate' — the Same Name Trump Used for His mRNA and AI Initiative on Day One Reason documents the Soviet/CIA paranormal arms race from 1924 Bolshevik seances through the Stanford parapsychology project — all classified, all occultic. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:00] Oregon Initiative Would Ban All Hunting, Fishing, and Livestock Slaughter — Animal Breeding Redefined as Sexual Assault The measure has 120,000 signatures, more than the required 117,000; farmers would be offered job retraining while Oregon imports all meat from other states. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:08:00] Washington State Plans Speed-Limiting Devices on Cars — 10 Miles Over the Limit in a 40 mph Zone Qualifies as Dangerous Knight: drunk semi-truck drivers can buy their way off the safety database through fake rehab programs while drivers who go 10 mph over get their car electronically throttled. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:18:00] A Waymo Ran From the Police at Terrifying Speed Through a Construction Zone — Passengers Said 'We're Going to Die' The car veered off the highway and accelerated with sirens behind it; an operator in India came on the line and offered the traumatized couple $40 in free future rides. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:28:00] Section 224 of the NDAA Would Merge US and Israeli Military Data, AI, Cyber, Autonomous Systems, and Biotech Responsible Statecraft: the provision creates deeper integration with Israel than the US has with any NATO partner, moving arms transfers into classified channels beyond public oversight. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:38:00] Jonathan Pollard on Camera: Israel Parked a Nuclear-Armed Plane at Tel Nof and Told the US to Look — the Airlift Started the Next Day Pollard: Israel allegedly threatened nuclear weapons in 1973 to force the arms airlift; the OPEC embargo against only the US followed as payback. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:52:00] 35 States Require Certifying You Don't Support a Boycott of Israel to Get a Government Contract or Hurricane Relief Glenn Greenwald: 35–36 states have enacted anti-boycott laws; hurricane disaster aid was conditioned on signing one; HHS research grants under RFK Jr. carried the same requirement. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

Howie Kurtz on the internal friction at 60 Minutes following the hiring of tech journalist Nick Bilton, President Trump considering dropping a $1.8 billion fund aimed at compensating January 6th defendants due to pushback from congressional Republicans, and the political fallout surrounding Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner after reports of explicit text messages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DOCKET ALERTS:   Doofus of the Day: Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel. She's filed a bumptious defamation suit against MSNOW for reporting that she asked her security detail to drive her drunk pals home. Like her boyfriend, Wilkins is represented by MAGA lawyer Jesse Binnall. Maybe they got a sweetheart package deal?   The New York Times reports that the Trump administration has lost 10,000 lawyers, 2,500 at the Justice Department alone. No one wants to put the DOJ on their resume, or sign up to work environmental cases and then find themselves seconded to handle immigration. This has been a boon for state law enforcement agencies, which have their pick of newbie prosecutors.   And the government filed a superseding indictment of former NBA point guard Terry Rozier, who is accused of fixing games for online bets.   MAIN SHOW:   Trump's slush fund is dead … maybe. Was it the judge in Florida potentially reopening his fake lawsuit against the IRS to explore the possibility of Rule 11 sanctions against the lawyers? Was it the judge in Virginia imposing a temporary restraining order on dispensing money? Or was it the refusal of congressional Republicans to eat the sh*t sandwich on command?   Both Kalshi and the Trump administration have sued Minnesota seeking to invalidate its new ban on prediction markets in the state. Is Kalshi a gambling site or some kind of securities exchange?   And Judge Chris Cooper ruled that Trump cannot just slap his name on the Kennedy Center and shut it down on command. Fiduciary duty applies, even if you're a MAGA board member. Naturally, the president is taking the ruling in stride.    Wilkins v. MSNOW [Alexis Wilkins defamation] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73418392/wilkins-v-versant-media-group-inc/   Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/trump-administration-exodus-of-lawyers.html   Trump v. IRS https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/   Floyd v. DOJ [Slush fund suit] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/   Minnesota prediction markets ban https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.234000/gov.uscourts.mnd.234000.1.1.pdf   KalshiEX, LLC v. Ellison (Kalshi sues over ban on prediction markets) [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73402180/kalshiex-llc-v-ellison/   US v. Minnesota (Trump admin sues over ban on prediction markets) [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73361329/united-states-of-america-the-v-state-of-minnesota/   Beatty v. Trump [Kennedy Center] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069932/beatty-v-trump/   Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod

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Executive Summary In this second installment of his conversation with Todd Langford, founder of TruthConcepts Calculator Software, Gary Pinkerton picks up where the previous episode left off, diving straight into the ideas that define smart financial thinking. The discussion centers on a distinction that changes everything: the difference between risk tolerance and risk mitigation. Todd explains why accepting risk as a fixed feature of investing is a flawed premise, and how building a strategy around uncertainty, rather than simply tolerating it, separates informed financial decisions from glorified gambling. The conversation moves through practical examples. A $50,000 car traded every two years over 30 years quietly costs two or three million dollars in future wealth. A racetrack full of replica sports cars lets people experience genuine fun without the financial exposure of brand-new originals. A business startup with a slush fund can survive the inevitable cash-flow gaps that sink companies with better products but thinner reserves. Each example returns to the same point: knowing what a decision actually costs over time is the only way to make that decision with your eyes open. Todd puts it simply, "You can tell a lie in one sentence, but it takes a whole chapter to tell the truth." The episode closes with a sharp look at how media manipulation exploits that gap between the quick headline and the complete picture. A memorable story about Houston's murder statistics, where improved trauma medicine lowered the death count while violent crime kept rising, illustrates how statistics can be technically accurate and deeply misleading at the same time. Gary and Todd explore how AI is beginning to give individuals the tools to fact-check claims in real time, while making the case that critical thinking still has to come first. The consistent theme throughout: certainty and uncertainty are not opposites. Used together, with strategy as the connector, they become the foundation of genuine financial agency.   Links & Resources Mentioned Financial Software And Training For Financial Advisors https://www.linkedin.com/in/truthconceptssoftware/   Keywords risk mitigation, risk tolerance, financial strategy, educated financial decisions, certainty and uncertainty, TruthConcepts, Todd Langford, Gary Pinkerton, cash flow, business slush fund, car depreciation, hard money lending, financial truth, media statistics, AI fact-checking, prosperity economics, whole life insurance, financial agency, financial education, wealth building   Episode Highlights [00:00:00 - 00:05:20] Gary's introduction to Part 2 of the Todd Langford conversation. [00:05:21 - 00:06:28] Absolute vs. relative truth: why "my truth" breaks down in the real world. [00:06:29 - 00:09:22] The car depreciation example: what a $50,000 car actually costs over 30 years. [00:09:23 - 00:10:18] Strategy vs. product: why optimizing for rate of return is the wrong starting point. [00:10:19 - 00:11:18] Agency, control, and how personal involvement changes the math on real estate. [00:11:19 - 00:13:32] Risk tolerance vs. risk mitigation: the distinction and why it matters. [00:13:33 - 00:15:07] Certainty and uncertainty as complementary principles, not opposites. [00:15:08 - 00:16:44] COVID lockdowns as a case study in why uncertainty is essential to human wellbeing. [00:16:45 - 00:18:04] The racetrack car strategy: bringing certainty into an uncertain experience. [00:18:05 - 00:21:00] Slush funds and cash flow: why liquidity is a business owner's most valuable asset. [00:21:01 - 00:22:30] Staying liquid and why being known as a high-cash person creates rare opportunities. [00:22:31 - 00:26:30] Why lies spread faster than truth: media, statistics, and the Houston murder rate story. [00:26:31 - 00:29:15] AI as a fact-checking tool and why critical thinking remains the irreplaceable variable.  

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June 1, 2026; 6pm; MS NOW reports that the Trump administration is planning to abandon its highly controversial $1.8 billion “slush fund.” MS NOW's Melissa Murray reports and is joined by former SDNY civil prosecutor Maya Wiley and The New York Times' Molly Jong-Fast. Plus, Murray reports on growing questions about Donald Trump's Wall Street trades. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Trump biographer David Cay Johnston joins. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Tonight, Trump's controversial slush fund appears to be dead, and the biggest surprise? His own party may have killed it.

Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion over an unlawful tax return disclosure, a lawsuit that was time-barred, improperly pleaded under the statute, and lacked any adversity between the parties since Trump controlled the very agencies he was suing. Todd Blanche and the DOJ mounted zero defense, then quietly settled for $1.776 billion in taxpayer money, including a sweeping addendum that would have permanently shielded Trump, his family, his businesses, and his associates from any future federal investigation. On May 27th, a group of 35 former federal judges, represented by ethics attorney Norm Eisen, filed a motion alleging the settlement was a product of collusion and a fraud on the court. By May 29th, a federal judge had reopened the case. By Friday night, the Wall Street Journal reported the White House was scrambling. By Monday, it was dead. Trump has until June 12th to respond to the court's order. Republican senators, Mike Pence, and now the federal judiciary all lined up against it. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO- Additional Content Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

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(4) Professor Richard Epstein describes the Trump administration's $1.776 billion "slush fund" as a fraudulent private agreement, noting that despite its likely illegality, legal standing requirements make it difficult for anyone to successfully challenge.1890

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Richard Epstein analyzes the Trump administration's controversial $1.776 billion settlement fund, arguing that it represents a profound breach of constitutional norms, public trust, and basic principles of good government. From standing doctrine and congressional power to taxation, impeachment, and the limits of executive authority, Epstein explains why he believes the scheme is legally dubious, politically explosive, and one of the most troubling examples of presidential overreach in modern American history.

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