It's meant to pull millions off of voter rolls just before the election
(I also think they don't hear nearly enough about Trump capitulating to Putin.)
Absolutely outrageous.
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
BESSENT: He can
GALLEGO: Isn't it a conflict of interest for you to making these decisions and the president has full power?
BESSENT: I am not part of the decision
GALLEGO: Well you hit 'send' on the wire transfer. You're plundering US taxpayer dollars
BESSENT: Again, that is a DOJ matter
G: So the DOJ will entirely make that decision? You have no say?
B: Correct
G: So would you just have to write the check if you were told to write it?
B: Correct
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing