Stop Trump's $1.8B Political Slush Fund (UPDATED 6/8)
Updates
June 8, 2026: The Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act has been introduced to block Trump’s slush fund from receiving taxpayer money. Despite Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Congress that the fund was no longer moving forward, Trump reaffirmed his support for it during a Meet the Press interview and refused to rule out payments to individuals convicted for their roles in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Congress now has an opportunity to permanently prevent taxpayer dollars from being used for these payouts.
June 5, 2026: Despite statements from Senate Republicans expressing interest in using the ICE & CBP budget reconciliation bill to legislatively block Trump’s slush fund, they voted down all amendments to do so. The Senate ultimately passed the bill without any limits on the fund.
June 2, 2026: A federal judge in Virginia has paused the creation of Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund. The administration is now prohibited from transferring or disbursing any money before a June 12th hearing. While the Justice Department has announced that they will abide by the court’s temporary order, this is merely a “pause” and not a full dismantling of the slush fund.
Dodging judicial oversight, the Trump administration has dropped its dubious lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization" compensation fund for so-called political victims of the Biden administration. This pool of money is in fact an illegal and nakedly corrupt slush fund that will funnel taxpayer money to Trump’s political allies, including the violent insurrectionists who assaulted the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Acting Attorney General and enthusiastic Trump lackey Todd Blanche will appoint the five individuals responsible for doling out these stolen funds.
The creation of this slush fund is yet another act of breathtaking corruption to enrich Trump and his supporters amid an ongoing affordability crisis caused by the president’s incompetence and apathy. House Democrats are poised to force a vote on legislation to block the use of the fund, and even some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, have questioned the fund’s legality.
Congress must do everything they can to prevent this blatant theft of taxpayer dollars to pay off Trump’s cronies. Urge your representatives to immediately act to block this unprecedented fraud.
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Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to support the bipartisan bill to permanently block funding for Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund, and to sign a discharge petition if House leadership refuses to bring the bill to a vote. Congress should act now to ensure that taxpayer dollars can never be used for these blatantly corrupt payouts.
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