Investigation Launched Into Trump's Scheme To Steal $230 Million From Taxpayers

Top House Democrats have launched an investigation into Trump's scheme to steal $230 million from taxpayers through the DOJ.

Donald Trump is illegally destroying the White House, pardoning criminals who have helped him allegedly line his own pockets, and his most egregious act is a demand for $230 million from the DOJ for prosecuting him.

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Democrats in the House don’t have subpoena power because they are in the minority, but they do, unlike in the Senate, have the ability to conduct their own investigations.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Trump announcing their investigation.

The Ranking Members wrote:

In remarks to the press this week, you described a blatantly illegal and unconstitutional effort to steal $230 million from the American people. Your plan to have your obedient underlings at the Department of Justice (DOJ) instruct the U.S. Treasury to pay you, personally, hundreds of millions of dollars—especially at a time when most Americans are struggling to pay rent, put food on the table, and afford health care—is an outrageous and shocking attempt to shake down the American people.

The Founders feared presidents like you might one day be tempted to use their powers to steal U.S. taxpayer funds. That’s why they enshrined a very simple rule into the Constitution, which is called the Domestic Emoluments Clause. As President, you may not receive any payment from the federal government or any of the states, except for your salary, which is currently fixed by law at $400,000 per year.