queridiculo wrote:Yooooo, this is crazy!
The grift never stops.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/politics/trump-justice-department-compensation.htmlNew York Times wrote: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.
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Asked about the issue at the White House after this article published, the president said, “I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get, I would give to charity.”
He added, “I’m the one that makes the decision and that decision would have to go across my desk and it’s awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself.”
The Clintons need to get in on some of that
