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Trump Drops the $1.776B Slush Fund After GOP Revolt — But Keeps His Permanent Tax Immunity
Acting AG Todd Blanche testified to Congress that the DOJ is "not moving forward with the fund, period" — officially killing the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund after weeks of bipartisan backlash, three lawsuits, and a judicial freeze. But he confirmed that "nothing has changed" regarding the IRS immunity addendum that "FOREVER BARS" audits of Trump, his family, and his businesses. He refused to put the fund's cancellation in writing. Rep. DeLauro: "You just gave the President and his family a tax immunity to the tune of about $100 million." Democrats plan to force reconciliation votes to kill the immunity. The judge overseeing the original IRS lawsuit ordered Trump's attorneys to respond to "grievous allegations" that the settlement was fraud.
Trump Hijacks America's 250th Birthday, Then Artists Flee — Leaving Him With Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli
Trump created "Freedom 250" as a rival to the congressionally established America250 commission for the nation's semiquincentennial. He booked nine artists for a "Great American State Fair" concert series on the National Mall. Five dropped out within 48 hours after discovering they'd been misled about the event being nonpartisan — leaving Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan. Trump called the departing artists "Third Rate" and "overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring," compared himself to Elvis, declared himself "the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!)," proposed replacing the concerts with a MAGA rally, and announced he would personally headline the opening ceremony. Freedom 250 has no Congressional authorization, no independent oversight, and doesn't disclose its donors.