Episode 171 | Trump SLUSH FUND Instantly UNDERMINED by CONSTITUTION!!!

About this episode

The episode discusses the creation of a controversial slush fund related to Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and a Supreme Court order affecting Alabama's congressional maps.

This week, the Justice Department announced the shocking creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund as part of a controversial settlement of President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, which would allow Trump to funnel taxpayer money to his allies and supporters. Asha and Renato are joined by Georgetown Law Professor David Super to break down the dubious legal basis for the fund, analyze why the underlying lawsuit was collusive litigation, and discuss how the Constitution could prevent January 6 rioters from receiving payments from the fund. Then, Renato and Asha discuss a much-criticized order by the Supreme Court last week that upended the Alabama primaries. The Court’s order allows the state to use congressional maps that would eliminate a majority-Black district, even though early voting began weeks ago. Listen now! Professor David Super's Balkinization Blog Post https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/05/is-new-weaponization-compensation-fund.html Asha Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social Follow Renato on Bluesky…

People in this episode

Hosts: Renato Mariotti, Asha Rangappa

Guest: David Super

Topics covered

• Trump lawsuit
• slush fund
• Constitution
• Supreme Court order
• Alabama primaries
• collusive litigation

Keywords

• Trump
• slush fund
• IRS
• Supreme Court
• Alabama
• January 6
• collusive litigation
• David Super
• Asha Rangappa
• Renato Mariotti

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Justice Department, IRS, Supreme Court

Places: Alabama

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