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June 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM

this is both absurd and illegal

Earlier this year — in a video that went viral worldwide — FBI Director Kash Patel was captured drinking beer with (and spraying beer on) members of the U.S. men’s hockey team after they won gold at the Olympics. Patel, who is known to be a hockey fan, claimed that he was in Italy on official F…

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June 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM

Senate must reject Todd Blanche for attorney general

Donald Trump is reportedly about to nominate his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to be the next attorney general of the United States. Blanche has been serving as “acting” (some might say “auditioning”) attorney general since Trump booted Pam Bondi from the position in April. Now Trump i…

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June 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM

suing to find out if FBI Director Kash Patel misused government resources to go party at Olympics

Earlier this year — in a video that went viral worldwide — FBI Director Kash Patel was captured drinking beer with (and spraying beer on) members of the U.S. men’s hockey team after they won gold at the Olympics. Patel, who is known to be a hockey fan, claimed that he was in Italy on official F…

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June 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM

here are answers to some questions about our lawsuits against the Trump regime

Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he and his regime have waged war on the norms, principles, ethics, ideals, rules, and laws that define — or are supposed to define — our nation. Public Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in.…

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June 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM

lawsuit against Trump's slush fund for insurrectionists

Last Thursday, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit challenging the establishment of Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for MAGA criminals, crooks, cronies, and others. Here’s a recap of how the Trump regime concocted this corrupt, unconstitutional, and illegal fund out of thin air: It started wi…

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May 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM

this is big

Hey there! Just wanted to make sure you saw that Public Citizen is suing to block Trump’s preposterous slush fund. See the email below for more details. - Lisa ****** This is big. Public Citizen just filed a lawsuit challenging the establishment of Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund fo…

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May 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM

we just sued to block Trump's slush fund

This is big. Just moments ago, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit to challenge the establishment of Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for MAGA criminals, crooks, cronies, and others. If you can, please donate today to support Public Citizen as we continue standing up to the Trump regime. CON…

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May 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM

100% tax on slush fund payouts

“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States ... all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.” That is from the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitut…

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May 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM

from insurrectionist to millionaire overnight

“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States … all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.” That is from the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitutio…

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May 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM

no tax immunity for Trumps

A $1.8 billion slush fund for MAGA criminals, crooks, and cronies is bad enough. But another element of the preposterous “settlement” in Donald Trump’s bogus lawsuit against his own IRS is possibly even more outrageous. The so-called settlement includes a clause by which the federal government…

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May 21, 2026 at 8:09 PM

audit Trump's damn taxes

A $1.8 billion slush fund for MAGA criminals, crooks, and cronies is bad enough. But another element of the preposterous “settlement” in Donald Trump’s bogus lawsuit against his own IRS is possibly even more outrageous. The so-called settlement includes a clause by which the federal government…

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May 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM

Congress must block Trump slush fund

We just got word that legislation may be proposed — possibly as early as tomorrow — to block Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for MAGA criminals, crooks, and cronies. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Congress, of course, is rife with Trump loyalists who will stand in the way of…

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May 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM

millions for MAGA miscreants and malefactors

Oh boy. In response to Donald Trump’s bogus lawsuit against his own IRS, the regime has concocted an illegitimate slush fund — using $1.8 billion in taxpayer money — from which it intends to disburse massive payouts to assorted Trump cronies, possibly including January 6 insurrectionists. In c…

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May 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM

we will take them to court if they ignore this

At the behest of Donald Trump, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., is being painted bright blue. A few notes: The long, shallow basin sits on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It is not for swimming or other recreational activities…

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May 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM

the most misguided and wasteful paint job in American history

At the behest of Donald Trump, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., is being painted bright blue. A few notes: The long, shallow basin sits on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It is not for swimming or other recreational activities…

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May 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM

breaking news about our lawsuit against Trump regime

We have breaking news about one of our lawsuits against the Trump regime. In a nutshell, a federal judge ruled in our favor two months ago in a case about the administration’s illegal attempt to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). But the regime just appealed, so we will be…

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May 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM

we have to go back to court

We have breaking news about one of our lawsuits against the Trump regime. In a nutshell, a federal judge ruled in our favor two months ago in a case about the administration’s illegal attempt to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). But the regime just appealed, so we will be…

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May 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Trump wants YOUR money for HIS ballroom

Last Tuesday, MAGA Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed legislation that would funnel a billion dollars from American taxpayers into Donald Trump’s vanity ballroom.* Just a few points (among many we could make): The ballroom is unlawful. First, the East Wing of the White House was illegally …

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May 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM

how to fight Big Oil’s price gouging

$30,000,000 per hour. That’s how much *extra* profits the world’s biggest oil companies are making since Donald Trump launched his idiotic war against Iran. Repeat: Big Oil is raking in an extra $30 million per hour — hour after hour, day after day, week after week — by profiteering on the sk…

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May 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM

now they want all of us to pay for it

On Tuesday, MAGA Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed legislation that would funnel a billion dollars from American taxpayers into Donald Trump’s vanity ballroom.* Just a few points (among many we could make): The ballroom is unlawful. First, the East Wing of the White House was illegally de…

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May 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM

ballroom boondoggle balloons to a billion

On Tuesday, MAGA Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed legislation that would funnel a billion dollars from American taxpayers into Donald Trump’s vanity ballroom.* Just a few points (among many we could make): The ballroom is unlawful. First, the East Wing of the White House was illegally de…

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May 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM

his name is Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeete

We never thought we’d be sending an email about the musician known as “Kid Rock,” but here we are. Perhaps you remember Kid Rock from his 1999 breakout nu metal smash “Bawitdaba” and its timeless refrain: “Bawitdaba da-bang da-bang diggy diggy diggy said the boogie said up drop the boogie.” Or n…

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May 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM

blowing taxpayer dollars on joyrides in Army helicopters

We never thought we’d be sending an email about the musician known as “Kid Rock,” but here we are. Perhaps you remember Kid Rock from his 1999 breakout nu metal smash “Bawitdaba” and its timeless refrain: “Bawitdaba da-bang da-bang diggy diggy diggy said the boogie said up drop the boogie.” Or n…

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April 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM

this historically bad Supreme Court ruling

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can distort their congressional maps to disenfranchise voters of color if they say they are doing it for “political” purposes. In practice, this will mean that states can get away with flagrantly racist gerrymandering as long as they don’t spe…

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April 29, 2026 at 10:44 PM

Supreme Court OKs racist voter suppression

Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can distort their congressional maps to disenfranchise voters of color if they say they are doing it for “political” purposes. In practice, this will mean that states can get away with flagrantly racist gerrymandering as long as they don’t…

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April 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM

The ballroom on this guy!

On Saturday evening, an armed man rushed a security station at a hotel here in Washington, D.C., while the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner — attended by Donald Trump and high-ranking members of his regime — was underway on another floor of the building. There is a lot of reporting abo…

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April 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM

still killing people

Here’s a fact that might surprise you: Over the past two years, more Americans have died from COVID-19 than from breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Can you imagine if the person in charge of our nation’s public health suddenly announced that breast cancer and prostate cancer were nothi…

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April 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM

what RFK Jr. is hiding

Here’s a fact that might surprise you: Over the past two years, more Americans have died from COVID-19 than from breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Can you imagine if the person in charge of our nation’s public health suddenly announced that breast cancer and prostate cancer were nothi…

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April 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM

this is something you can and should take pride in

Public Citizen has filed 37 lawsuits against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power almost a year ago. (And there will be more.) We wanted to give you an update on all 37 lawsuits so far. We’ll start with the most recent, then work back from there. First, one important note: La…

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April 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM

update on every lawsuit against the Trump regime so far

Public Citizen has filed 37 lawsuits against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power almost a year ago. (And there will be more.) We wanted to give you an update on all 37 lawsuits so far. We’ll start with the most recent, then work back from there. First, one important note: La…

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April 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM

Federal Bureau of Intoxication

Last Friday, The Atlantic published an account of reportedly alarming and extensive alcohol consumption by Kash Patel, the ridiculously unqualified MAGA conspiracist Donald Trump installed to run the FBI. The article, which cites multiple sources, describes Patel as drinking “to the point of ob…

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April 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM

motivated by bravado, vengeance, and bloodlust

On Wednesday — while conducting one of his now routine diatribes at the Pentagon — “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth paraphrased a verse he apparently believed to be from the Old Testament: “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of ev…

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April 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM

say Pete again

A quick one today. On Wednesday — while conducting one of his now routine diatribes at the Pentagon — “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth paraphrased a verse he apparently believed to be from the Old Testament: “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish a…

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April 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM

answering your questions about our Trump lawsuits

Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he and his regime have waged war on the norms, principles, ethics, ideals, rules, and laws that define — or are supposed to define — our nation. Public Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in.…

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April 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM

the ins and outs of suing Trump

Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he and his regime have waged war on the norms, principles, ethics, ideals, rules, and laws that define — or are supposed to define — our nation. Public Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in.…

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April 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM

Trump is blackmailing poor countries

We have a brand-new lawsuit against the Trump regime to tell you about. In a nutshell, the Trump regime has told over two dozen countries in Africa and Latin America that if they want even the barest health assistance from the United States, they have to sign exploitative “agreements” to give u…

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April 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM

a brand-new lawsuit against the Trump regime

We have a brand-new lawsuit against the Trump regime to tell you about. In a nutshell, the Trump regime has told over two dozen countries in Africa and Latin America that if they want even the barest health assistance from the United States, they have to sign exploitative “agreements” to give u…

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April 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM

Donald Trump is threatening war crimes

Attacking civilian populations or infrastructure is a black-and-white violation of the laws of war that were established by the international community after World War II. Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Trump regime are threatening war crimes in their illegal assault on the people of Iran.…

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April 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM

the judge just ruled in our favor

We are so thankful for the tremendous response as folks learn about Public Citizen’s latest legal victory over the Trump regime. If you missed the big news, take a look at our earlier note, copied below. Onward! - Lisa & Robert ****** The Trump administration has been open — downright br…

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April 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM

our latest win in court to confront Trump regime

The Trump administration has been open — downright brazen, in fact — about its fixation on abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Congress established the CFPB after the 2008 financial crisis to protect the American people from wrongful or unfair conduct by Big Banks and ot…

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April 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM

irrational, vindictive, and unlawful

Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. This is good news in the sense that Bondi was an absolute abomination as attorney general. In fact, I testified at a Senate hearing about Bondi’s nomination in January of 2025, predicting that she would be nothing but “a driven loyalist to Dona…

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April 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM

Bondi booted

Donald Trump just fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. This is good news in the sense that Bondi was an absolute abomination as attorney general. In fact, I testified at a Senate hearing about Bondi’s nomination in January of 2025, predicting that she would be nothing but “a driven loyalist to Don…

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April 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM

we just won another lawsuit against Trump regime

This is a big one. (And no, it’s not an April Fools’ joke.) The Trump administration has been open — downright brazen, in fact — about its fixation on abolishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Congress established the CFPB after the 2008 financial crisis to protect the Americ…

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March 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM

yes, even Antarctica

We wanted to pass along our “No Kings” recap — copied below — for anyone who might have missed it yesterday. Onward! Lisa & Robert ****** At least 8,000,000 people took part in some 3,300 “No Kings” rallies Saturday, spanning every continent on Earth. (Yes, even Antarctica!) Millions an…

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March 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM

largest day of protest in American history

At least 8,000,000 people took part in some 3,300 “No Kings” rallies Saturday, spanning every continent on Earth. (Yes, even Antarctica!) Millions and millions more were there in spirit and participated remotely by watching coverage on television or online. It was the largest single day of pro…

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March 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM

No Kings rallies tomorrow - join your community

Saturday, March 28, will be one of the largest days of protest in American history — there are more than 3,100 No Kings rallies planned so far. This is our chance to say NO to illegal war, NO to violent ICE agents in our communities, and NO to the Trump regime’s heinous attacks on immigrants an…

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March 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM

Saturday: Join nationwide No Kings rallies to resist the Trump regime

Saturday, March 28, will be one of the largest days of protest in American history — there are more than 3,100 No Kings rallies planned so far. This is our chance to say NO to illegal war, NO to violent ICE agents in our communities, and NO to the Trump regime’s heinous attacks on immigrants an…

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March 21, 2026 at 7:27 PM

tell Senate: do *not* put this man in charge of DHS, ICE, etc.

The good news — such as it is — is that he hasn’t openly bragged about shooting a puppy in a ditch. The bad news is that he seems to think people should settle their differences with duels to the death. Seriously. We’re talking about Markwayne Mullin, the man Donald Trump wants to put in char…

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March 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM

duels to the death

The good news — such as it is — is that he hasn’t openly bragged about shooting a puppy in a ditch. The bad news is that he seems to think people should settle their differences with duels to the death. Seriously. We’re talking about Markwayne Mullin, the man Donald Trump wants to put in char…

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March 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM

voter suppression law in Senate

Quick question: Do you have your original birth certificate handy? If not — and if MAGA Republicans get their way — you may not be able to vote in the next election. That may sound preposterous, but it is in fact the reality facing millions and millions of Americans. We’ll go step by step thro…

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