About this episode

The episode discusses the illegality of Trump's UFC cagefight party and the corruption surrounding his Freedom 250 events.

Americans have been so beaten down by corruption, ramped up since the Reagan Revolution, that many act like they forgot their rights. Gaslit Nation is here to remind you: Trump's UFC cagefight White House party is illegal, and so are likely many of the events of Trump's Freedom 250, his shell company for illegally collecting bribes and selling access to the White House in the name of celebrating America's 250th anniversary. While a shocking amount of corruption has been illegalized, we are still a nation of laws. It's illegal to use money that Congress appropriated for a different purpose. It is also illegal to mingle corporate money with public tax-payer funds appropriated by the government, without, getting permission from Congress. That is exactly what Trump is doing: he stole tax-payer funds appropriated by Congress from America 250–the bipartisan planning event–and is using that, along with corporate funds/bribes to hold MAGA rallies for his death cult. Dan Friedman, an investigative reporter for Mother Jones, breaks down our path to accountability, to stand up to yet another king–there's no better way to truly honor the American Revolution. Remember when we all cheered when…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Chalupa

Guest: Dan Friedman

Topics covered

• corruption
• Trump
• UFC cagefight
• accountability
• American Revolution
• political rights

Keywords

• Trump
• corruption
• UFC cagefight
• Freedom 250
• accountability
• MAGA rallies
• tax-payer funds
• Congress
• American Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy Defenders Action, Mother Jones, Washington Litigation Group

Books & works: Gaslit Nation

Places: Ohio

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