Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Trump’s Slush Fund, But Were Afraid To Ask.
6/3/202628 min
This episode was recorded prior to the news that the Trump Administration has suggested that it will follow court order and not use the Anti-Weaponization slush fund it created. We note that DOJ has not canceled the immunity it granted Trump from investigations and payment of past taxes that might be owed and has not said they will not find and fund an alternative method to pay those convicted of Jan6 crimes. Legal challenges remain ongoing and remain necessary.
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Joyce Vance and Jill Wine-Banks answer your questions on Trump’s controversial sl...
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First 90 secondsJoyce Vance· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Jill Wine-Banks and me, Joyce Vance. To keep up with the show, subscribe, and don't forget to like and hit the bell so you can make sure you get notified of new episodes. If you have a question for us, please email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com, or you can also tag us on social media using #sistersinlaw. But don't just type your questions. This is our favorite part. Your voices are important, and we want to hear them. You can email us a voice memo using one of your notes apps, and then we can play your question on the show. So let's get started.
Mary Ann0:44
"Hello, ladies. Thanks for all you do. My question is about the $1.776 billion slush fund Trump can use to compensate people who have been so-called harmed by the previous Democratic administration. Why can't this money also be used to compensate people who have been hurt by the Republican/Trump administration? After all, this money belongs to all of us. Mary Ann from New York."
Joyce Vance· Host1:14
Well, Mary Ann, this is a great question, and it's one that I think it's worth working through because our logical instinct is to think, "Well, maybe we can compensate for what Trump is doing by turning it into a fund that could compensate Democrats who have been