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The New Republic | Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money in Shadiest Way Possible by Edith Olmsted AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Trump’s so‑called “Board of Peace” fund, created under a World Bank‑backed United Nations framework to finance a Gaza reconstruction plan, has received no money in its official account, and the promised billions from donor countries have largely never materialized. Instead, the board is funneling donations through a non‑transparent JPMorgan account, with financial reporting left to the discretion of its executive board that includes close Trump allies such as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Reported contributions – $20 million from Morocco for the office of the high‑representative Nickolay Mladenov and $100 million from the United Arab Emirates for police training – remain frozen, while the U.S. State Department’s pledged $50 million for operations and a planned $1.2 billion reallocation have not been transferred to the board. Congressional sources say the fund is effectively a slush pool for Trump’s supporters, with no oversight, and the money promised for turning Gaza into a luxury‑hotel corridor is nowhere in sight. Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/210955/donald-trump-board-peace-collecting-money-shady #DonaldTrump #boardofpeace #gaza #moneyinpolitics #slushfund #NickolayMladenov

The New Republic | Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All by Harry Litman AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Harry Litman contends that the $1.776 billion “Anti‑Weaponization Fund” created through a settlement between Donald Trump and the Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a corrupt scheme that effectively provides Trump with a massive tax amnesty, rewrites the narrative of the Jan. 6 attack, and siphons public money for his benefit. He argues the settlement is a legal façade—purporting that Trump receives no economic benefit while an addendum on attorney‑general letterhead waives all tax liability for Trump, his family, and his companies—making it a public‑funded gift. By bypassing congressional appropriations, avoiding judicial review, and violating self‑dealing rules, the arrangement transgresses the authority of all three branches of government and ultimately harms the American public, a “brazen heist” that must be exposed. Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/210882/trump-corrupt-january-6-slush-fund-worst #DonaldTrump #ToddBlanche #WeaponizationFund #slushfund #TaxAmnesty

The New Republic | Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise by Matt Ford AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The article contends that the Justice Department’s creation of a $1.8 billion “Anti‑Weaponization” fund—purportedly to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the IRS—constitutes an unlawful slush‑fund scheme that would use taxpayer money to reward Trump, his allies and the January 6 insurrectionists, while falsely claiming presidential immunity from prosecution. It explains that Congress never authorized such a fund; instead it created the Judgment Fund for court‑ordered awards, not for a president’s personal or political gains. The piece highlights procedural flaws, including the absence of a valid settlement, lack of judicial approval, and the involvement of former Trump lawyer Todd Blanche as acting attorney general, arguing that the arrangement violates the Constitution’s emoluments clause and federal statutes prohibiting embezzlement and collusive settlements. It further warns that both Trump and his associates could face criminal charges, civil suits under the False Claims Act, and professional sanctions, despite the Supreme Court’s recent, contested ruling on “presidential immunity.” Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/210744/trump-slush-fund-criminal-enterprise #DonaldTrump #ToddBlanche #january6 #presidentialimmunity #slushfund

The New Republic | Trump’s IRS Deal Is a Massive Test for Congress and the Courts by Timothy Noah AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Timothy Noah argues that President Donald Trump’s recent IRS “settlement” – a $1.8 billion payment that would both reward allies and shield the Trump family from tax penalties – is fundamentally illegal because it breaches the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause, which forbids a president from receiving any additional compensation from the United States while in office. He notes that prior emoluments lawsuits against Trump’s businesses have been dismissed or rendered moot, yet the settlement still proceeds despite lacking legal merit and exceeding the statute of limitations. Democrats have filed an amicus brief urging the court to reject the deal as a clear constitutional violation, while two Capitol‑Police officers who defended the January 6 riot are suing to block the “slush fund” that they say would finance future insurrectionists. In response, lawmakers like Rep. Jamie Raskin are drafting legislation to ban any use of federal funds for settlements that benefit a president, his family, or associated entities, and to prevent similar arrangements in the future. Noah concludes that without swift congressional and judicial action to invalidate Trump’s settlement, the United States risks abandoning the rule of law and becoming a “banana republic.” Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/210770/trump-massive-test-congress-courts #DonaldTrump #law #politics #slushfund #TimothyNoah #KathleenWilliams #HarryDunn #DanielHodges #JamieRaskin