Drain the Slush Fund Act
Coverage of Drain the Slush Fund Act in the Nexus archive.
- Senate Democrats unveil bill to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Democratic Senators Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, and Elissa Slotkin introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act to block the Trump administration’s 'anti-weaponization' fund. The Department of Justice had earlier scrapped the fund, and the bill aims to prevent taxpayer money from being used for payments to President Trump.
- Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill DOJ’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Senate Democrats are opposing the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' through legislative strategies and a new bill. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from proceeding with the fund, which aims to provide taxpayer-funded payouts to individuals claiming the legal system was weaponized against them. The fund is part of a lawsuit settlement between President Trump and the federal government over his tax return leak.