Trump this.

[KaraBulut]

In case you haven't had a chance to watch this season of "Southpark"

 

[KaraBulut]

The grift. Always the grift.

Trump installed his personal defense attorneys into the Justice Department with the complicity of Republicans in the Senate. Now, he's demanding they pay him $230 million.

Thanks to Aileen Cannon, he's likely to get away with stealing top secret documents BUT also get a huge payoff on his specious lawsuit against the government.

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

www.nytimes.com

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases​

Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.

The situation has no parallel in American history, as Mr. Trump, a presidential candidate, was pursued by federal law enforcement and eventually won the election, taking over the very government that must now review his claims. It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president’s former lawyers atop the Justice Department.

Mr. Trump submitted complaints through an administrative claim process that often is the precursor to lawsuits. The first claim, lodged in late 2023, seeks damages for a number of purported violations of his rights, including the F.B.I. and special counsel investigation into Russian election tampering and possible connections to the 2016 Trump campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the claim has not been made public.

The second complaint, filed in the summer of 2024, accuses the F.B.I. of violating Mr. Trump’s privacy by searching Mar-a-Lago, his club and residence in Florida, in 2022 for classified documents. It also accuses the Justice Department of malicious prosecution in charging him with mishandling sensitive records after he left office.

 

[Alistair]

 

[rareboy]

Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports.


The most corrupt president in history.

 

[rareboy]

 

[Alistair]

 

[KaraBulut]

In this same propaganda session, KKKaroline tried to defend Trump's dealings with Argentina, saying that the answer to soaring beef prices is supply, because, she claims, the US has a shortage of beef. So that justifies his dirty dealings with Argentina to "increase supply" and lower prices.

All of that is bullshit.

The problem with beef prices has multiple causes. One cause is an extended drought in the Southwest and the Great Plains that has lowered the cattle population.

Another cause is that the government has allowed consolidation of meat processing plants. Five companies process 85% of the beef sold in the US: Tyson, Cargill, JBS USA, and National Beef. Beef processing plants in the US rely largely on immigrant labor and Trump's immigration raids have caused an immigrant labor shortage, further pushing up processing costs.

Wholesale beef sells for about $3.50-$3.75 per pound; by the time it gets to the grocery store, it has been marked up to $6-$7/pound for hamburger to $30-$50/pound for choice cuts.

That's another key factor in Trump's latest bullshit. The US imports about 12% of our hamburger because Americans consume more ground beef than domestic producers make. On the other side, the US exports about 12% of choice cuts. The US doesn't need more beef- we need more ground beef.