Jamie Raskin Moves To Subpoena People Behind Trump’s $1.776 Billion Slush Fund

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) forced the House Judiciary Committee to hold a vote to subpoena the people involved in setting up President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which he apparently wants to use to give payouts to Jan. 6 rioters and other purported victims of “lawfare” by past administrations.

“We've got many questions for everybody involved in this brazen and corrupt transaction,” Raskin said at the start of a hearing. “I move that the committee now immediately subpoena those involved in the creation or execution of the nearly $1.8 billion slush fund.”

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Raskin made a motion to subpoena five top Trump administration officials: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano and Treasury Department General Counsel Brian Morrissey.

“These individuals all possess critical insights into Trump's self-dealing scheme with his own agencies to create this fund and reward his supporters and friends,” said the Maryland congressman, who is the top Democrat on the panel.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman, said the vote would be held at the end of the hearing. Stay tuned.

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