The Irony of Republicans Objecting to a Proposed Fund Tied to January 6 Rioters, After Supporting Trump’s Election Lies, Pardons and Attacks On Democratic Institutions.
Don’t miss the irony in recent news about Republican members of Congress objecting to Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion slush fund. They are objecting that it might be used to give payments to some of the January 6th rioters who violently attacked the capitol and the police protecting it.
They object now? Object to making payments to the attackers? But they supported the reelection of the rioters’ leader and instigator, Trump?
They mostly supported his reelection campaign. Largely supported his attempt to rewrite history with the claim that election was stolen. A project that is a direct attack on the most fundamental part of democracy, free elections. They have been almost perfectly loyal and supportive of the many corrupt, dim-witted, and damaging things he’s done since being back in office. Hardly raise a peep of objection when he pardoned those prosecuted for those violent January 6th acts. Haven’t objected to the many pardons he has given to rich donors who were convicted of serious crimes. But now, now that he’s done something that might hit the peak of disgust even among many supporters, that might do even more than everything before to undermine Republican’s share of voters, now they object? They object to this which, though horribly corrupt, is trivial in terms of damage compared to the destruction of American institutions (e.g., ruining the integrity of the Justice Department) or compared to the harm to American people (e.g., discouraging vaccinations, starting a war and its economic burden)?
The irony screams so loudly one can’t help but wonder if they’re not embarrassed by it. Or, more likely, are so lost, so deeply saturated in their distorted view of reality that they are blind to, and oblivious of the irony dripping from what they are saying with these current objections.
I try not to write pieces that are just a rant, always attempting to bring new information, or information that’s lost in the current buzz, or a different angle that might add something to public debate. So what makes this event qualify for a rant? The fact that the objections they’re raising now are such an explosion of irony that that is itself the news.
I can give one bit of information that might otherwise be little covered regarding this slush fund. Keep an eye out for ways Trump will use it to enrich himself. It would not be surprising if only part, maybe a small part, of the fund goes to rioters and other supporters who’ve been prosecuted or otherwise paid a price for corrupt actions as part of being Trump’s helpers. It would also not be surprising if some of it, maybe a lot of it, ends up seeping through loopholes and getting back to Trump.
Consider for instance some law firm Trump wants to have do work for his business, but he doesn’t want to pay their price. If some pretense can be found to claim they’ve been harmed by the government, maybe simply the IRS having sought the full tax they should have paid, then they can be compensated from this fund. The law firm gets it’s money, their work proceeds for the Trump business, but Trump doesn’t have to pay them himself because they’ve already gotten money from the fund. Loophole found, funds diverted, scam complete.
This would simply be in keeping with a similar pattern. As when the Trump Foundation, presented as a charitable operation, was shut down and fined for using it’s funds for Trump’s personal benefit. Or when he was pushing the idea of the election being stolen and raised hundreds of millions from donors to support an “Official Election Defense Fund” but the funds “largely went to…benefit his businesses and political allies“. It would almost be surprising if he doesn’t misuse this new fund. Watch, and time will tell.
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