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Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:20 am
Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna346599
Why are they so pissed about this?
quote:
On his podcast “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” the Texas senator described the meeting as “one of the roughest meetings I’ve seen in my entire time in the Senate.” “Fiery does not begin to cut it,” Cruz said. “My guess is there’re probably 45 senators in the room, at least half of them were blasting the attorney general, and they were pissed.”
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Cruz warned that if the administration does not modify the anti-weaponization fund by the time Congress comes back into session, “they’ve got a full-on revolt in the Senate.”
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called the fund a “payout pot for punks,” referencing the fact that the Trump administration had not ruled out the possibility that people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 riot could be compensated by the fund.
“I think the administration is putting itself in a bad spot,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Thursday, adding, “Congress has had no input.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna346599
Why are they so pissed about this?
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Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:24 am to loogaroo
Not getting their cut.
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Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:24 am to loogaroo
quote:
Why are they so pissed about this?
The fund is stupid and a political loser. Pretty obvious it’s a bridge too far to normal people.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:25 am to loogaroo
quote:He doesn't seem very interested in compensating people who have been unfairly denied their rights and been mistreated along the way. I get that there are other ways that this could be approached, but I would prefer Republican Senators and Representatives get on board by pointing out the injustices -- but they've already committed to the Establishment position of being really, really, really scared about the Fed-infused "insurrection"**.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called the fund a “payout pot for punks,”
** Worst insurrection ever
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:27 am to loogaroo
Turtle fired some shots over it.
LINK
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“So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick,” McConnell said in a strongly worded statement after Blanche met with Republican senators to justify the administration’s push to establish the fund.
LINK
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:28 am to RoyalWe
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He doesn't seem very interested in compensating people who have been unfairly denied their rights and been mistreated along the way.
You could start a GoFundMe for them.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:29 am to loogaroo
quote:Because J6'ers tried to rape AOC, murdered Officer Brian Sicknick, horribly traumatized Officer Michael Fanone, tried to lynch-hang Pence, and tried to blow up the V.P.-elect with a pipe bomb. You don't have to believe me. Just ask CuckedCassidy.
Why are they so pissed about this?
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:30 am to loogaroo
quote:
“I think the administration is putting itself in a bad spot,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Thursday, adding, “Congress has had no input.”
All I need to see to make up my mind.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:33 am to loogaroo
J6 "agressors" were horribly treated as political prisoners.
The fund is more than justified.
The fund is more than justified.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:34 am to _Hurricane_
Screw anyone who doesn't like this settlement that created this fund.
President Trump could just as easily settled the case for even more money and had it awarded to himself then used $1.776 billion to create his own personal fund to be given to those protesters who were mistreated by the Biden administration DOJ.
President Trump could just as easily settled the case for even more money and had it awarded to himself then used $1.776 billion to create his own personal fund to be given to those protesters who were mistreated by the Biden administration DOJ.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:35 am to loogaroo
So how much would the 100s of FBI assets get who instigated on Jan 6th?
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:36 am to RoyalWe
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He doesn't seem very interested in compensating people who have been unfairly denied their rights and been mistreated along the way.
A lot of people got screwed over that day, but there were elements within that protest that were there to cause trouble. Whether you agree with the election results or not, these troublemakers are going to be reimbursed in what looks like a political payoff along withTrumps political Allies.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:37 am to loogaroo
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Why are they so pissed about this?
Because it is blatant political graft negotiated by Trump versus Trump to benefit the friends of Trump. If the democrats did anything like this you would lose your mind.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:39 am to loogaroo
Good. It’s egregious.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:43 am to Penrod
Wow. A lot of people are misinformed about what this is and how it is to be funded. This is a settlement reached by the Trump family for the criminal actions taken by IRS officials. The DOJ and the trump family agreed to a settlement where it will be set up for citizens who have been wronged by the government. The trump family doesn't get a dime just an apology. They are going to set up a 5 person panel to distribute the money on a case by case basis. Congress wrote the law in the 1950s stating that the DOJ can issue settlements. Congress is pissed because the DOJ can tell Congress to get bent on this this issue. Look at the most recent settlements with prior administrations. Now that this the defi7it graft!
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:48 am to boosiebadazz
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FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, whose text messages revealed a key role in promoting the Clinton campaign’s Russia collusion narrative, filed suit against the Department of Justice over the release of their communications. The pair alleged that the publication of their messages, which were sent using government devices, constituted a violation of their privacy rights. Despite the controversy, both Strzok and Page received sizable financial settlements from the Biden administration—Strzok was awarded $1.2 million in taxpayer funds, while Page secured an $800,000 payout.
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Good. It’s egregious.
Where were you when THIS happened? Those two got paid for election interference and possibly Seditious Conspiracy
This post was edited on 5/24/26 at 11:51 am
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:48 am to Branson
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Congress wrote the law in the 1950s stating that the DOJ can issue settlements. Congress is pissed because the DOJ can tell Congress to get bent on this issue.
First, I doubt congress envisioned a case in which the DOJ was controlled by the same guy who would benefit. And Trump does benefit from this.
Second, this is what, $1.7 billion? That’s not what is pissing congress off.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:48 am to antibarner
nice deflection
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:50 am to loogaroo
Republican Senators: “I like anti-weaponization”
Posted on 5/24/26 at 11:53 am to atlgamecockman
quote:My
nice deflection
it's a relevant point.
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