The Judgment Fund: Democrat’s Secret Slush Fund for Ideological Payoffs

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Posted on 11/20/2024 6:08:18 AM PST by MtnClimber

The Democratic Party, in its infinite wisdom—or perhaps simply its knack for unaccountable government spending—has managed to turn the Justice Department into a highly effective money laundering operation for its favorite interest groups. This is not some new caper, by the way; it's a practice perfected under the Obama-Biden regime, and it has reached grotesque proportions since Biden's triumphant (or rather, cognitively uncertain) return to the Oval Office. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under the capable stewardship of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, needs to tackle this glaring example of unchecked executive abuse. To put it plainly, these "settlements" aren't for justice—they're political payoffs.

Now, let’s be clear about what the Judgment Fund is supposed to do. It was originally created back in 1956 to efficiently pay out legal judgments against the federal government. There was a time when Congress actually acted like Congress and exercised some control over these funds. There was a cap of $100,000 on settlements that required congressional oversight for anything higher—an excellent system of checks and balances, in the spirit of the founders' intent. But in 1977, Congress decided to hand the Justice Department a blank check, removing the cap entirely and allowing this fund to pay out whatever it pleased, without needing any kind of Congressional approval. And what happens when you give a government agency unchecked authority over taxpayer money? The fund turned into a slush fund, plain and simple.

You see, the Obama administration figured out how to exploit this. Tony West, the brother-in-law of Vice President Kamala Harris, spearheaded a new way to distribute funds from this unmonitored money pot. Emails revealed how his department was actively seeking out ways to funnel cash to favored nonprofits and NGOs, a wish list for loyal Democratic allies. Instead of going to legitimate claimants, settlements started being diverted to politically aligned lawyers and organizations, with many of these cases settled just as the government was about to win them outright. Convenient, isn’t it? The payoffs were enormous—sometimes reaching billions of dollars—with those politically-aligned lawyers raking in hundreds of millions in fees.

This sordid tradition of using the Justice Department for political ends continued unabated into Biden's term, extending beyond financial settlements to significantly impact policy. For example, Biden used the slush fund to pay off the ACLU and their lawyers, who sued on behalf of illegal border crossers detained with minors. The resulting settlement not only prevented Biden from arresting and detaining any illegal alien caught smuggling a minor across the border but also prohibited all future presidents from doing so for the next eight years. If left unchallenged, this settlement would prevent President Trump or any future administration from arresting illegal border crossers as long as they bring children....SNIP

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1 posted on 11/20/2024 6:08:18 AM PST by MtnClimber

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