What’s the catch?

BREAKING AXIOS:The Trump admin plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion slush fund — at least for now, two senior admin officials told Axios.It's unclear whether this would also kill the IRS settlement that protected Trump and his businesses from being audited.

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-06-01T19:10:35.369Z

BREAKING: we are NOT accepting media reports as proof that the $1.8B slush fund & "settlements" associated with it are deadThat's why we @democracydefendersfund.org have just filed a new lawsuit to make sure this ENDS –on behalf of former J6 prosecutors with Platkin LLP, WLG & Heaphy Smith

Norm Eisen (@normeisen.bsky.social) 2026-06-01T22:54:32.164Z

This is a BIG fucking deal

HOLY SHIT prosecutors kicked off grand jurors and then re-presented the case against the Broadview 6, then altered the grand jury transcripts to hide it from the judge.www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news…

Liz Dye (@lizdye.bsky.social) 2026-05-21T21:36:01.668Z

Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social .First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.

Popehat Likes The Triangles (@kenwhite.bsky.social) 2026-05-22T00:19:35.062Z

It’s so bad, even the press has to ask about it

Q: Trump's financial disclosures show a lot of stock trades in companies he has promoted–JD VANCE: This is a hell of a questionQ: How can you argue you are cleaning up corruption when the president is doing this?VANCE: C'mon man. Have a little bit of objectivity in how you ask these questions

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-19T18:30:32.717Z

This is atrocious. Donald Trump’s former personal criminal defense lawyer, now serving as Acting Attorney General of the United States, signed a one-page document in which the United States government “RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS, and FOREVER DISCHARGES” Donald Trump, his sons, his businesses,

Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2026-05-19T21:03:23.016Z