Trump Undercuts AG on Ending Convict Fund

About this episode

Ari Melber discusses the confusion surrounding President Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund with former SDNY Chief David Kelley.

MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on escalating confusion over the status of President Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. Former SDNY Chief David Kelley joins to discuss.

People in this episode

Host: Ari Melber

Guest: David Kelley

Topics covered

• Trump
• legal issues
• funding
• politics
• government
• confusion

Keywords

• Trump
• AG
• convict fund
• David Kelley
• MS NOW
• politics
• legal issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MS NOW

Places: President Trump

More episodes of The Beat with Ari Melber

• DOJ Approves Paramount Deal to Buy Warner Bros. · June 12, 2026 · 41 min
• Trump Rocked as Epstein Scandal Roars Back · June 11, 2026 · 41 min
• NYT: Epstein Turmoil Drove WH "Freakout" · June 10, 2026 · 41 min
• Turmoil Engulfs Trump DOJ · June 9, 2026 · 41 min
• BONUS: Ari talks NY power & realness with The LOX in Beat Intv · June 9, 2026 · 28 min
• Trump Approval Crashes Amid Econ & Intel Stumbles · June 8, 2026 · 41 min