Hold My Beer: Trump's Insurrectionist Slush Fund Makes Old-School Political Corruption Look Quaint

Hold My Beer: Trump's Insurrectionist Slush Fund Makes Old-School Political Corruption Look Quaint

Author: Douglas Berger - Independent non-religious progressive May 26, 2026 Duration: 47:35
Of course there is corruption in US politics that some call campaign contributions but President Trump and family have said "hold our beer" with the just the latest being a slush fund to pay off people who attacked the capitol in 2021. There have been corrupt presidents in the past - Harding and Nixon come to mind but nothing like the scale of the Trump family - there doesn't seem to be any policy or action they can't profit from. Other stories in the episode include Ohio Republicans’ effor...

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