[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2502-S2503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now, on the slush fund, to anyone who 
takes the constantly lying Todd Blanche at his word, I have a bridge to 
sell you. Yesterday, Todd Blanche claimed the Trump administration will 
halt its plans to establish a $2 billion MAGA slush fund for Trump and 
his cronies, but, when asked, Blanche said:

       I'm not committing to doing anything in writing.

  Are you kidding me? This, one of the most corrupt things that America 
has, and he won't even put it down in writing? The American people need 
the commitment to stop Trump's corruption not only in writing but 
codified in law, and he won't even write it down because he knows that 
Trump is lying.
  He probably knows that he is lying, that in a week or two, Trump will 
come back, he will come back, and others will come up with a new 
corrupt scheme very similar to this slush fund, if not the same.
  Blanche also said that Trump and his family will keep their brazenly 
corrupt tax immunity. That means that Trump and his family get to keep 
at least $100 million they owe in unpaid taxes--at least $100 million--
no audits, no consequences, no strings attached.
  No matter what, from the start, I will personally push to permanently 
ban both the slush fund and the blank check Trump cut to himself and 
his family that would allow them to cheat on their taxes when this 
Republican reconciliation bill comes to the floor.
  Again, I tell Republicans: You are going to have to vote on ending 
the corrupt Trump slush fund once and for all. You are going to have to 
vote on deciding whether Trump will be able to evade any tax audits and 
will be allowed to cheat on his taxes. You are going to have to vote on 
it.
  I ask you this--I ask Leader Thune, I ask every Republican Senator: 
If you believe the slush fund should be banned, if you believe Trump 
shouldn't get tax immunity, then why wouldn't you just vote yes and 
make sure we put it into law? Because we all know that the word of 
Trump and the word of Blanche are, to put it kindly, flexible and, to 
put it realistically, not to be trusted--particularly on a matter as 
vital as this.
  Does anyone think that Blanche will keep his word to drop this grift? 
Just weeks ago, Blanche lied under oath to Congress claiming that he 
met with Epstein survivors. The Epstein survivors themselves said that 
was a lie.
  Does anyone think they can trust Blanche when he is in ongoing legal 
battles with former clients who have accused him of forgery and 
malpractice? Todd Blanche's word is as worthless as Trump's.

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  So when you see these newspaper headlines, Trump is backing off 
because Blanche gave his word. Again, I have a bridge to sell you. No 
one really believes it. Trump just wants to slide off the hook, hope 
this goes away in a week or two, and come back and do all the things we 
caught him doing in the last few weeks.
  Trump's word, of course, the American people know is worthless. No 
one believes he tells the truth. Trump promised to lower Americans' 
costs on day one and broke it. Trump promised never to cut Medicaid and 
broke it. Trump promised never to start any new wars and broke it. 
Trump promised to release the Epstein files and broke it. Trump has 
made thousands of other promises, big and small, and broke them all.
  It is only a matter of time before Blanche and Trump go back on their 
word and resume their efforts to put your tax dollars in the pockets of 
MAGA billionaires, violent criminals, and, of course, the Trump family.
  If Senate Republicans truly want to stop this corruption, stop 
relying on the word of a compulsive liar, Todd Blanche, start doing 
your jobs, and pass legislation to ban Trump's MAGA handouts and his 
rampant tax-cheating. Ban it by law. Ban it permanently.
  That is what Democrats are going to put on the floor. If you really 
believe it should be banned, you will vote with us. If you are trying 
to hide, duck, shimmy, whatever, vote no.
  Trump may not keep his promises, but Democrats will keep theirs. I 
assure the American people that. Republicans are going to have to vote 
on this slush fund on the Senate floor. If Republicans don't vote to 
ban it, they will have to answer to the outrage of the American people 
who are sick of lining Trump's pockets when they can't even afford the 
most basic necessities.

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