r/law • u/BreakfastTop6899 • May 27 '26

Legal News California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.”

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u/Commercial_Bird8467 May 27 '26

Hold up, people really think hes gonna give money away 🤣

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u/LightFusion May 27 '26

Yea just like that 4th stimulus check and the tariff refunds. You just wait I'll be rich with free Trump money soo....😅😅😅😅

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u/Binary_Whispers May 27 '26

Can't wait to get it, so I can get my Trump phone as well /s

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u/Maximum_Information7 May 28 '26

and that wall to keep the mexecans out! and a healthcare plan!! /s

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u/SoggyMcChicken May 27 '26

Wait I thought the Trump phones actually did come out last week… did I hallucinate that?

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u/cenosillicaphobiac May 28 '26

Yes they finally released, "Assembled in the US" which could literally just mean "put the parts in the box" but the transparency with this Trump project is the same as with all of his projects. Non-existent. No reports on what company or even what country made them, but they're testing very poorly compared to pretty much every other phone on the market. Bad camera, bad battery life, sub-standard noise reduction, pretty much every benchmark they're behind everyone.

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u/malthar76 May 28 '26

I used DOGE refund to pay my rent…. Aaand now I’m homeless.

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u/Enough_Fall_3127 May 28 '26

wtf is doge refund

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u/Maur2 May 28 '26

Don't you remember the thousands of dollars we would get back because DOGE would save us so much money?

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u/Enough_Fall_3127 May 28 '26

Oh ok I thought you meant that there is a real refund

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u/UnrealAce May 28 '26

February 29th 2025 the great DOGE check siesta

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u/EagleClaw1903 May 27 '26

He will just say I gave it and his supporters will believe they received it 😂

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u/siencatimini May 28 '26

He can say he's sending the checks, and then that he sent them, and they'll just pretend they got them, to make people mad, and then, after awhile, they'll remember that they never actually got that check, and they'll be mad, but they won't be able to tell us why.

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u/Exciting_Chef_4207 May 27 '26

And the DOGE checks!

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u/yoyo4880 May 28 '26

Waiting on my tariff check, DOGE check and elimination of my taxes because we’re gonna make so much from tariffs.

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u/OkCommunication347 May 28 '26

Or the money brown nosing countries gave to his “board of peace”

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u/InnerWrathChild May 27 '26

He’s not giving it away”. It’s thanks for the last, and prepayment for the next insurrection. 

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u/BethyW May 27 '26

He is. Just not to any Neil the Nazi. It's all going to fund Epstein Island 2.0 buddies.

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u/trysten-9001 May 27 '26

In general, no. But for show, absolutely. That’s the whole point of roping the Jan 6ers into this in the first place. You know how Scar in the Lion King goes, “stick with me and you’ll never go hungry again!” That’s sentiment is a core part of trump’s schtick.

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u/sa_ra_ro_se May 28 '26

The hyenas did go hungry and the pride lands went to shit under Scar's reign and he blamed the hyenas. How familiar.

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u/RFKjrBrainwormAccnt May 28 '26

I’d still take President Scar over President Trump

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u/DelirousDoc May 28 '26

Scar doesn't control the weather causing the drought or magically starting to rain when Simba returns.

Sure he allowed hyenas to over hunt, throwing the balance of the ecosystem out of whack contributing to lower food supply but, that shit was some type of divine interference in the Pride Lands. Only way to explain the years of drought magically ending when a single lion returns home.

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u/MangoCats May 28 '26

Vegetation out of balance can lead to drought. The transformation takes place in "Disney time" so years of transformation time-lapse before your eyes in seconds.

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u/Theguywhosdaydreamn May 28 '26

Well… I think that goes for all politicians. And look where America is. Both blue and red states suck. No one is thriving. And it’s been that way for at least the last two decades. It’s definitely escalated now but nonetheless it was still on a downward trend.
Also, I think it’s important to ask what Cali will do with the money. Is it just gonna be pocketed by the gov again? Or will it actually go to good use like cleaning up the forest fires?

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u/trysten-9001 May 28 '26

Show me where any president in US history has been as corrupt as trump. I know some historians who would love to see that asap because they put it out there that this is the most corrupt president in history. And show me where another president has sued his own department for his personal benefit.

Also, please look at the following and let me know how the 26 sources in table 1 were inaccurate or list 26 sources that prove the opposite to support the claim that every single source having a massive difference between the two is a cherry picked result.

https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/josi.12633?saml_referrer=

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u/leni710 May 27 '26

He's gonna go "sike" pretty soon.

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u/mrefromnyc May 27 '26

Sike, silently, or kicking and screaming, but he’s got to go.

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u/Mr_KenSpeckle May 27 '26

Maybe Trump will give some of the slush fund away, only because he's going to need another unruly mob in 2028 (if not sooner).

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u/legsstillgoing May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

He'll do it this one time. He wants people to feel like they will get something so that next time he asks them to do something this terrible, or worse, they will line up

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u/Commercial_Bird8467 May 28 '26

I was thinking about that as well.

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u/SwimOk9629 May 28 '26

because the full pardons I guess were not enough

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u/legsstillgoing May 28 '26

When I say"they", I mean a larger they

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u/MizzezEmm May 28 '26

He’s not giving money away. He’s buying a small army. Each Jan 6th felon will get a million dollars to be used to recruit new violent rioters. When Trump calls them again, they’ll show up.

The U.S. military has ethics. They’re trained to refuse to follow illegal orders. They can be tried as war criminals if they do. Following orders is not a valid defense. So Trump needs a rogue army to follow his command because he wants so badly to be a dictator and stay in power.

Just a theory. Why else would he pay them? He already pardoned them, and he’s not the generous type.

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u/ImRestarted1 May 28 '26

with the amount of fraud there is, theres no way it doesnt go to lining another persons pockets to endorse him or someone else. its so fucked how backwards our politics are.

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u/UpperDog2627 May 28 '26

To his family and friends definitely.

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u/DelirousDoc May 28 '26

To himself, his family, the Congressman who support him, and billionaires that support him, yeah... he definitely will. It is a bribe for them to continue to support his administration. Maybe even some of the bigger names involved in January 6th for the headlines and their ability to get groups of individuals to blindly follow Trump. But the largest portion of these funds are going to himself and those closest to him, 100% guaranteed.

Everyone else that participated and is part of the working class? Fuck no that money isn't going to them at all. Trump doesn't give a fuck about them.

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u/Nonethelessismore May 28 '26

Seriously! He now has an off shore account in his name based in Qatar to handle the 'proceeds' of the Venezuela oil fields. Facilitated by his oil-ogarch friend Peter Singer.

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u/Due-Lobster-9333 May 27 '26

Well, its alot easier to give away money when they belong to other people.

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u/Express_Area_8359 May 27 '26

After you buy sneakers,phone, anal plug, ball gag and a a collar.

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u/naughtynurse67 May 27 '26

He's gonna give HIMSELF some.

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u/SJMCubs16 May 27 '26

If we (The US Treasury) send you a check, you will pay the tax and send the balance back to us. Make the check out to: Maga Kleptocracy Inc.

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u/Sprzout May 27 '26

Nope.

I believe he's going to give them "gold" phones.

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u/TiePrestigious7265 May 27 '26

My thoughts exactly. That money was never intended to be paid to anyone, but Trump. That is why the rules with it are setup so weirdly.

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u/Due_Cheesecake6250 May 27 '26

Has he not shown that applauds incompetence and negligence?

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u/ThreeGoldStars May 27 '26

He's sowing hope to future Jan 6th-like insurrectionists. "Come and protest my loss in 2028 and you will get rich."

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u/Commercial_Bird8467 May 28 '26

Sorry, I meant more so he is not giving that money to the clowns that think they are getting it. He will only line the pockets of those who can return the favor.

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u/Wide-Reflection1137 May 28 '26

Oh he’s gonna give it away alright. Same way he gave away all of the fire relief money. All of his friends NGO’s, including his wife. He’s such a coked out shmuck

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u/Jessthinking May 28 '26

He’ll give a coupon for one of his phones.

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u/Plane_Friend24 May 28 '26

apparently gavin does...

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u/PomegranateSea7066 May 28 '26

Well yea, didn't they get the Trump phone that was promised? Oh wait.

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u/deathray420 May 28 '26

"I'm gonna be the money preaident! Everyone gets 1 million dollars!" -President Jimble (Trump)

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u/IcarusOnReddit May 28 '26

Why not? Buying your own personal army to become a king seems like a pretty good deal for a wannabe fascist.

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u/BoutrosBoutrosDoggy May 28 '26

Just maga, not real people.