ICE Keeps Using the Same Justification for Killing Drivers – Mother Jones

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by immigration agents while on his way to work. DHS claims he was using his vehicle as a weapon...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-houston-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-renee-good-killed/

Trump Just Gave Himself a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund to Reward His Friends – Mother Jones

And the public may never know who their money was spent on...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-irs-settlement-slush-fund-doj/

 

DOJ rolls out nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ as part of Trump’s IRS settlement - POLITICO

The statement was silent about whether the IRS had agreed to waive any past or future claims or to end past or future audits of tax returns filed by Trump, his family or his companies. The department acknowledged that language it released Monday detailing the anti-weaponization fund was only “part of the settlement agreement” resolving Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement-00925801

 

Report: Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B fund for 'weaponization fund “

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AXGCAoAcnhc

 

DOJ says Biden unfairly targeted anti-abortion activists : NPR

"DOJ's current leaders' textbook cruelty and hypocrisy are on full display in this report. They insist on zealous advocacy by career staff in advancing the President's priorities, while shaming and firing those who did just that in the prior administration," Young, with Justice Connection, said in a statement. She was referring to Bondi's memo that required department attorneys to "zealously" defend and protect the interests of the U.S., as set by the president. 

"They've put career employees on notice: if they do their jobs, they face potential termination if future political leadership disagrees with the policy goals of prior leadership," Young added…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/g-s1-117430/doj-biden-weaponization-report

Fulton County Foolishness (Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Mark Warner; Making the Case podcast on YouTube)

March 27 | From both a prosecutorial and intelligence standpoint, the FBI’s raid of a Fulton County election office doesn’t pass the smell test.

In this episode of Making the Case, Senator Whitehouse talks with Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the numerous red flags raised by the FBI’s search and seizure this past January. The two discuss DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s presence at the search, Trump’s Weaponization Working Group, the SAVE America Act, and more.

Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable.
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/jG63nCf0_ys?si=iLnmwT2xZZ9Y0zc8

Democratic governors scramble to build a legal wall against Trump’s deportation agenda - POLITICO

"We're sending a strong message to ICE: You will not weaponize our police in the state of New York," Hochul said...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/democratic-governors-trumps-deportation-agenda-00757892 

 

‘Brace for impact’: Trump turns fraud into new weapon against blue states - POLITICO

"He's attacking blue states out of revenge," said Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois. "If that's in the form of sending in ICE, he sends in ICE. If it's denying food and education to their children, which to be clear are America's children, he's gonna do that. What he is doing is seeking revenge at the cost of America's most vulnerable people, putting those communities at risk."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/brace-for-impact-trump-turns-fraud-into-new-weapon-against-blue-states-00719401 

 

'Disgusted': Victim reacts to Trump pardoning CEO convicted of fraud

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/56w-jLFeXJQ

 

Trump officials threaten to withhold Snap funds from Democratic-led states

The latest announcement from the administration has raised renewed criticisms of the plan, with New York's Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, saying on X: "Genuine question: Why is the Trump administration so hellbent on people going hungry?" 

 Similarly, Democrats on the House agriculture committee said: "Yet again, Trump and Rollins are illegally threatening to withhold federal dollars. Snap has one of the lowest fraud rates of any government program, but Trump continues to weaponize hunger."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-snap-benefits-threat-democratic-states

 

“Lies, all of them lies”: Joe FACT-CHECKS Trump and Vance on DOJ weaponization

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NQoVfNejdUU

 

The Right's Weaponization of Charlie Kirk's Death - YouTube

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, one crucial fact remains: we still do not know the shooter's motive. And yet, conservative leaders and media outlets have wasted no time launching a full-blown campaign to blame the left. In this episode of Find Out, we dig into how dangerous and reckless this rush to judgment is — not just for political discourse, but for the safety of our democracy. We break down the narratives the right is pushing, why they resonate with their base, and what progressives can do to push back against this kind of weaponized misinformation before it hardens into accepted truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmvqDl8u1yI

Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser | Trump administration | The Guardian

Tirrell's firing comes as Bondi has begun firing career employees connected to Jack Smith's investigation into Trump. Those firings have included career prosecutors as well as support staff. The firings also come as Ed Martin, a prominent defender of January 6 rioters, was chosen to lead a working group in the department investigating so-called weaponization of officials who investigated Trump...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/14/pam-bondi-fires-top-ethics-adviser 

 

Sen. Whitehouse Grills Slippery Trump Loyalist on His Weaponization of DOJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kCBy1ZwcQE

 

The Scheme #35

https://www.youtube.com/live/6me311KnKTY

 

Pam Bondi issued a flurry of orders on Day 1 as Trump's attorney general - POLITICO

Trump's newly sworn in AG released a series of directives...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/05/pam-bondi-issued-a-flurry-of-orders-on-day-1-as-trumps-attorney-general-00202756

Trump’s FCC chief orders investigation into NPR and PBS sponsorships - The Washington Post

"This appears to be yet another Administration effort to weaponize the power of the FCC," FCC commissioner Anna Gomez, a Democrat, said in an X post Thursday. "The FCC has no business intimidating and silencing broadcast media."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/01/31/trump-fcc-npr-pbs-investigation/

“I Want To Know What’s ‘Woke And Weaponized’ About Providing Food Assistance “

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z5PzqU-ATc

Trump crowd boos and yells at pictures of Hispanics

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lH6DhXwXOuc

LIVE: Glenn Kirschner testifies for Congress, spars with Jim Jordan

Content starts about 10 minutes in…

https://www.youtube.com/live/psERqWaOCgE