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About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's proposal for taxpayer funding for January 6 convicts and the implications of such a program.

President Trump wants taxpayers to give $1.6 billion for January 6 thugs, creating America's first federal reimbursement program for convicted criminals. Why stop there?

Topics covered

• federal funding
• criminal justice
• political controversy
• taxpayer money
• January 6

Keywords

• Trump
• taxpayer funding
• January 6
• criminals
• reimbursement program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America's first federal reimbursement program

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