'He might as well rob Fort Knox and take the gold out’: Reaction to Trump shaking down his own DOJ
MSNBC·2025-10-21 21:30
We come on the air with breaking news of a potential $230 million shakeddown of the American taxpayer by one Donald J. Trump. Brand new reporting in the New York Times reveals that Donald Trump is demanding $230 million from the taxpayers as compensation for investigations into him by the Department of Justice. People familiar with the matter tell the Times this quote, "Trump submitted complaints through an administrative claim process that often is the precursor to lawsuits. The first claim lodged in late ...