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Littwin: Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund even shocks some GOP lawmakers
The Republican Senate crisis over Trump's insurrectionist slush fund is so big that half of the Republican Senators were ready to vote with Democrats to rein in the fund.
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What happenedColumnist Mike Littwin writes that Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund has even shocked some GOP lawmakers. Is that cause for hope? He doubts it.
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Left / center-leftRepublicans In Disarray: Half Of GOP Senators Were Ready To Vote With Democrats To Kill Trump's Slush Fund
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CenterLittwin: Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund even shocks some GOP lawmakers
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Republicans In Disarray: Half Of GOP Senators Were Ready To Vote With Democrats To Kill Trump's Slush Fund
The Republican Senate crisis over Trump's insurrectionist slush fund is so big that half of the Republican Senators were ready to vote with Democrats to rein in the fund.
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