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Democrats devise plan to block Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund

Democrats devise plan to block Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund

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Democrats devise plan to block Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund

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FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally with Harris County Democrats at the IBEW local 716 union hall Nov. 8, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren, File)
Attribution: AP“People who assault cops and overthrow democracy don’t deserve a taxpayer-funded payday,” said California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The GOP-controlled Congress fled Washington amid a fight over whether to block the corrupt $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump set up to compensate traitors who attacked the Capitol to help him try to steal the 2020 election. But Democrats have come up with a novel solution to ensure any Jan. 6 participant who receives “reparations” for their involvement in the insurrection won’t see a dime of their financial award.

Democratic officials in New York and California said this week that anyone who lives in those states and receives payment from the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund will have those funds taxed at 100%.

The idea started last week in Congress, when Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee introduced the Stop Letting United States Heads Funnel Unauthorized Nontransparent Dollars Act of 2026. Astute readers will notice the bill name is an acronym for SLUSH FUND Act.

A cartoon by Clay Bennett showing Trump's slush fund "slushie" spilling all over the "rule of law."
Attribution: Clay Bennett/Tribune Content AgencyCartoon by Clay Bennett

“As the war in Iran and harmful tariff policies continue to raise prices on food, fuel, fertilizer, and other goods, the President also wants to use taxpayer dollars to award his cronies and allies, including January 6 insurrectionists, through a $1.8 billion slush fund. This Administration’s senseless so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is yet another example of the President’s unacceptable and corrupt abuse of taxpayer funds for political gain,” Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), one of the lawmakers who introduced the legislation, said in a statement.

“Our legislation would ensure any sitting president who sues the U.S. government faces an 100% tax on any payout that they receive from a trial or settlement so that innocent taxpayers don’t get stuck footing the bill,” Panetta said.

However, given that Democrats do not control either chamber of Congress, it’s unlikely the legislation would pass, as Republicans fear angering their Dear Leader and getting on his bad side. What’s more, Trump would have veto power over their legislation, so its chances of ever becoming law are slim to none.

And thus, Democratic legislators in states Democrats have unified control over are introducing their own legislation that mirrors the bill introduced in Congress, as it could actually become state law.

On Tuesday, New York state Assembly Member Alex Bores—who is currently running for Congress—introduced the New York Anti-Insurrectionist Act to fight the “slush fund created by a lawless president.”

“It’s simple, if you’re a New Yorker and you take from this illegal slush fund, New York state will tax 100% of it,” Bores said Tuesday in a post on X. “If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad we’re taking it.”

Related | These 9 people actually deserve money from Trup’s shady slush fund

Bores went on to tell NBC News that it’s a creative workaround to the fact that Democrats do not control Congress and thus cannot block Trump’s lawlessness without GOP support.

“We can’t stop Trump from breaking the law in Washington. But we can decide that in New York, money you got for attacking American democracy is fully taxable,” Bores told NBC News.

And on Wednesday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state will do the same.

“If you get a payout from Trump’s January 6 slush fund, California will tax it at 100%,” Newsom said. “People who assault cops and overthrow democracy don’t deserve a taxpayer-funded payday.”

New Jersey could also follow suit, with state Sen. Andrew Zwicker saying that he is drafting his own version of the idea.

“I think it’s brilliant—because the slush fund is completely corrupt and utterly appalling,” Zwicker told Politico. “I think it’s a brilliant counter move to Trump’s corruption.”

Brilliant, indeed.

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  1. Comment by noofsh.

    lol. It could be one a way to fund states that were screwed by Rump.

  2. Comment by WawaintheBay.

    These are the things we have to do to fight back against this corrupt administration. It is preposterous in normal times to say, we’re going to tax people at different rates in the states. But thankfully, many Democrats are realizing they have to throw away the rule book, and get creative, to stop Republican corruption.

  3. Comment by livosh1.

    Good for Newsom, Bores, and Zwicker. They are fighters. We need pushback in the states.

  4. Comment by Betty Lou.

    Seeing as every single Republican is terrified of the old 79 nearly 80 year old incoherent bumbling embarrassing liar they'll all be onboard with this disgusting slush fund to repay the thugs that trashed the capitol building on 47's behalf!! It should be stopped but who is there to stop this out of control self proclaimed king of the world??

  5. Comment by ShamballaJones.

    It'll be interesting to see how the scotus responds. Presumably they'll point to an overlooked section of the constitution that proves the founders specifically ruled this out. Y'know somewhere towards the back, in Sharpie. Oh, and fuck states rights.

    • Reply by A Noah Count.

      They won't even bother with citing some obscure section in the Constitution, they'll just make it up out of whole cloth, the same way they did with their ridiculously absurd claim that a president is immune from prosecution for committing crimes if they fall under the rubric of his "official duties", when the most basic "official duty" of a president is to obey all laws.

  6. Comment by Liberal Thinking.

    It's an idea.

    But really, anyone who takes money from that fund should be charged with criminal fraud. The entire thing is fraudulent. And taking money from it is an admission of guilt.

    If states convicted them of fraud, they could just go to prison. Where they belong.

    • Reply by George in Marin.

      Of course, most of the insurrectionists probably are from red states that won't do this, but it's a good start.

    • Reply by 4longyears.

      I think about 110 Californians were convicted or pled guilty to J6 crimes, according to the NPR J6 database.

    • Reply by Pittwoman.

      Don’t forget to charge the ones handing out the money. Criminal fraud writ large.

    • Reply by UKPrince46.

      Well if trumpy is going to give me...say $1.5 million, what to stop me from moving to another state - other than Calif., NY or NJ? I know, if I got $1.5 million, I'd get the hell out of Fascist Florida! Not sure if CO can follow in CA, NY or NJ foot steps, but with Gov. Polis, probably not... he sees no evil in the GOP so why bother.

  7. Comment by sfmikey1.

    This slush fund seems to be growing legs. It's not popular with the electorate which knows about it (including Trump's immunity from audits).

    Similarly, it seems people are getting turned off by Trump's many attempts at political retribution.

    Throw in everything else that's gone south, and it's no wonder Trump's support level is hovering at ~35%. (He even seems to be slowly losing his steely grip on the criminal mob he leads, the GOP).

  8. Comment by justmypiece.

    The last I've heard on this is that the judge is pissed and calling them back in, saying she was mislead. She is not happy.

    Also, 34 former judges, along with Judge Luttig filed a motion demanding the court reopen the case.

  9. Comment by lambros.

    Newsom is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT. NOBODY has come even close to his leading the charge against Trumpism. When people here disparage him, I am again reminded of the fact that their search for some sort of purity will leave them in the dust. Newsom was MARRYING gay men and women before any other major political person even DARED. He helped make California the fourth largest economy in the world. And his overall record on progressive issues has been nothing short of sterling. I love virtually ALL the current Democratic frontrunners for 2028, but I believe that Newsom--who rather looks and evokes a wondrous presence as though he were Captain America come to life--is currently--disregarding the intransigent purists here--the STAR.

    • Reply by KaliDava.

      He backed off on support for Trans people and I will never ever agree to the Delta Tunnel Project idiocy, but overall I think he's been a very good Governor. For one thing he never forgets ANYTHING which is frankly scary, and I would love to see him kick the ass of whatever MAGA stooge inherits when tRump pops his cork while trying to get an illegal 3rd term.

    • Reply by A Noah Count.

      "He backed off on support for Trans people and I will never ever agree to the Delta Tunnel Project idiocy, but overall I think he's been a very good Governor."

      And, let's face it, NO ONE is perfect. Particularly when talking about someone who might be running for president in the herd of cats that is the Democratic Party.

  10. Comment by dconrad.

    Please don't put pictures of that slimeball Newsom on the front page.

    • Reply by cutternumber.

      Newsom is a slime ball, but he’s MY slime ball— on my side on most of the issues that are important to me.

    • Reply by Duckman GR.

      You don't like Governor Newsom?

      Too bad. You don't like someone who fights back against traitor Trump, who can speak intelligently on major issues, supports abortion access, has somehow managed to keep California's economy thriving despite the federal cuts, the invasion by ice and cbp, the grotesque mismanagement of the United States economy by trump, and why, because he looks "slick," because he went out to dinner during Covid for reasons you don't know?

      JFC, you prefer pictures of a disgusting, vicious, traitor asshole?

    • Reply by Leeb29.

      I will be more than happy

    • Reply by Leeb29.

      I will be more than happy to vote for him if he's our nominee.

    • Reply by skipppppp.

      Utterly ridiculous. Get used to it because you're going to be seeing his photo here a lot more over the next several years.

  11. Comment by NoMICRA.

    They should be taxed at 150% or more because they were unjustly pardoned with an even higher tax rate for those convicted of assaulting police, etc.

    • Reply by ktoz.

      I was thinking the same thing, but at 200%. One question none of these proposals address though is what will states do with this money? That should be part of it and part of the message.

    • Reply by anon004.

      That’s an intriguing idea. It should be something that would send Trump and MAGA into a meltdown. A fund for treatment of gender dysphoria in children? A fund that makes available mifepristone to any woman who needs it? (That would enrage parts of MAGA, but it wouldn’t bother Trump that much.). A fund for research and subsidies for non-fossil fuels?

      There are so many possibilities . . .

    • Reply by ktoz.

      Windmill research. 😈

  12. Comment by Merlin196360.

    I think this is a great idea. Red state politicians LOVE to thwart any Democratic bills that were passed and signed into law (the ACA is a great example). Red state AGs are also infamous for suing the government and getting the SCOTUS to strike down Democratic legislation. It is about time that some blue state governors and politicians fuck over Trump's corruption.

  13. Comment by Wintercat.

    In New England, I can see MA, ME, CT and VT doing this. NH will give them a bonus.

    • Reply by A Noah Count.

      I don't know if New Hampshire would go THAT far.

      But it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't go along with the idea.

    • Reply by Wintercat.

      They have been taken over by the extreme right at the state level.

    • Reply by A Noah Count.

      UGH!

      William and Nacky Loeb, and the Dudds, I mean, the Judds, down in Hell must be cross-eyed with delight at that development.

  14. Comment by kozmo.

    The sweet irony is, if this does come to pass, any payment to insurrectionists in these states will actually go to the benefit of those blue states.

  15. Comment by Laughing Gravy.

    Whether or not this is a legal solution, the point is to throw a monkey wrench into the slush fund process, to delay and obstruct its implementation by whatever means, to keep this money out of the traitors' hands for as long as possible. Pass whatever laws you can, bring as many lawsuits as possible. Do what Republicans do - never stop getting in the way.

    • Reply by stealth26.

      Hear hear! And keep coming up with novel, newsworthy ways of bringing more notoriety to this very unpopular slush fund, which is not sanctioned by either Congress or judicial overview, and was agreed to in secret, & will be overseen in secret and doled out in secret, all by Turnip's corrupt hand-picked lackeys. The more the public hears about it, the less popular he is. https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/thats-below-freezing-chris-hayes-stunned-by-new-trump-poll-amid-revolt/

      And keep mentioning the Epstein Files, while your at it.

  16. Comment by Brett Haring.

    How about an act that anagrams out to STOP GRIFT.

    • Reply by Sarkazein.

      Introduce the Stop The Original Pussy Grabbing Repulsive Imbecile From Tyranny Act of 2026.

  17. Comment by NotMatterId.

    I guess nowadays we have to do stupid to solve stupidity?

    Yes, an' we find ourselves desperate, then.

    Desperate men make for bad outcomes.

    As mentioned before by other worthy comments, our courts courtin' nonsense may trump this.

    Are we all agoin' to 'ell-

    do find ourselves there already dwell?

    Rocinante, tail lifted, defecates on this most unsound ground; Sancho is very concerned "a la Collins;" Dulcinea makes an upside-down smile, a sad frown is there to be found. 'tis time to depart for monsters await, here now and in Habana. Habana soon; too soon- but our attention elsewhere must be driven. An' where are the epstein files? More Melania there, too?

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