The coup-attempting former president pressed his allies to use the 'power of the purse' for his benefit as the deadline for funding the government approaches.
use the looming threat of a government shutdown to “defund” the federal criminal prosecutions against him.’s weaponized Government that refuses to close the Border, and treats half the Country as Enemies of the State,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform late Wednesday. “This is also the last chance to defund these political prosecutions against me and other Patriots.”While Trump did not use the word “shutdown” in his post, he did call the coming end of the budget year on Sept.
Trump is under two federal criminal indictments. One is related to his attempts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election, which culminated in the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his followers on Jan. 6, 2021. The other accuses him of illegally retaining top-secret documents at his Florida country club home and then refusing to turn them over despite a grand jury subpoena demanding he do so.
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