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  1. Well, I am sure our complete Indiana congressional delegation will have a unified voice condemning this next phase of incomprehensible corruption… NOT !!

  2. When does this unlawful spreading of benefits to buddies begin. The president shows no respect for anyone who does not kiss the …. He continues to reap profits from illegal trading to enrich himself. There is absolutely no concern for the average working citizen of our country. His BS has to end and we must stop all of the wasteful spending. Legislators everywhere must take a stand!!!

    1. There was reporting recently that his families net worth is up 180% since he took office the second time. It is critical that Dems overcome this hyper gerrymandering in Nov so that these clear cases of corruption actually get investigated.

  3. “But he donates his salary” will be the rallying cry from his sycophants. The billionaire class does not care because it costs them nothing. The most corrupt administration in the history of our country.

    1. Aside from the fact that he and his family have been raking in billions through corruption and grift since he took office, he has admitted on tv that “donating” his salary means he uses it, along with other other taxpayer funds, to pay for the gaudy Gilded-Age knockoff redecorating he has been doing at the White House in an attempt to turn it into his personal Mar-a-Lago in DC.

  4. Maybe they should use the money to pay for the new Trump Grand Ballroom that the taxpayers are now suddenly being told to pay for since his “private donations” are not enough to cover it now.

  5. Because Republicans won’t cross Trump on this, Democrat members of the House and Senate should file suit to stop this corruption cold in its tracks. They have standing to do so, as the two chambers did not authorize funds for this purpose. I can’t see how a judge would sanction it.

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