Pamela, are you outraged that Donald Trump is trying to give $1.8 billion of your tax dollars to January 6th insurrectionists? [1]
Then here’s some good news: Common Cause is suing to stop him.
Beyond the ridiculous idea that Trump should be allowed to dole out $1.8 billion with little to no oversight, this glorified slush fund is unconstitutional – violating the separation of powers and the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
It’s only made headlines this week – but here at Common Cause, we’ve been watchdogging against Donald Trump’s attempt to shake down the government he’s in charge of from the very beginning.
We sounded the alarm about Trump’s initial $10 billion IRS cash grab. [2] We took legal action to disrupt his Department of Justice’s plan to rubber-stamp it. [3] And we drove public outcry – over 100,000 petitions signed – and alerted power brokers in Congress to just how unpopular this scheme is. [4]
Why’d we pick this fight? It’s hardly the most dangerous action from an administration that’s starting illegal wars and kidnapping our neighbors.
But Pamela – we took a big, early bet that this story was the single most effective way to show EVERY American who Donald Trump really works for: himself.
You don’t have to know what Russiagate is, or follow a web of who knew what and when. You just need eyes to see a President who shows so much contempt for the people he serves that he’ll steal from you in broad daylight – while everyone else struggles to make ends meet.
Now, as millions of Americans learn about this scandal that you’ve already been following, I want to take a step back: because this isn’t just about the money.
Anyone who’s paying attention knows Trump’s real objective is staying in power, so he can continue making money off the backs of Americans. That starts with undercutting the 2026 elections – that’s the common thread between his mid-decade gerrymanders, attacks on vote by mail, and push for armed, masked, ICE agents at the polls.
Now, with this January 6th giveaway, he’s telling anyone willing to break the law to help him that he has their back. That is a real threat to our democratic way of life – to our identity as a country that resolves its differences through free and fair elections, not violence.
Common Cause has already exposed Trump’s plan with your help – and now we’re taking on a new legal fight to stop it before it's too late. We can do it, with your help.
Thanks for all you do,
The team at Common Cause
P.S. We go to court and win because members like you across the country are chipping in what they can to make it possible. If you agree these are fights worth taking on – and want Common Cause to keep showing up when it counts – will you contribute today?
[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFIJPh0DY88
[2] https://www.commoncause.org/work/its-time-to-block-presidents-from-collecting-billions-from-the-united-states-government/
[3] https://www.commoncause.org/press/common-cause-urges-court-to-proactively-promote-fairness-in-trumps-case-against-irs/
[4] https://www.commoncause.org/actions/reject-trumps-10-billion-cash-grab/
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