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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 1H 48M

Trump’s $1.8B DOJ Fund a Criminal Conspiracy? David Cay Johnston & Jared Yates Sexton Join 5/19/26

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Trump’s  DOJ is creating a $1.7 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund.” It’s part of a deal resolving Trump’s lawsuit over leaked tax returns but will compensate his allies who say they were mistreated by the Biden-era Justice Department. Is America paying attention to the inside job? Democrats and watchdogs are already denouncing the move as an unprecedented taxpayer-funded slush fund and are promising legal challenges. It appears Americans are getting fleeced and Mark Thompson returns to make sure we know exactly what is going down. Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston will stop by to help make sense of it all. Can America be saved? Jared Yates Sexton, political analyst and author of the book The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis will join the conversation. The Mark Thompson Show 5/19/26Today's Guests LinksJared Yates Sexton  https://www.jysexton.com/Prof. David Cay Johnston at RIT, Pulitzer Prize winning Author & Investigative Journalist  https://bsky.app/profile/davidcayjohnston.bsky.socialPatreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link:https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshowMaybe you’re more into PayPal.  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.comThe Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page.  Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/Show sponsors:coachellavalleycoffee.com  - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%Suite 106 Bakery use code MarkT to save 15%Here’s a special link:https://suite106bakery.com/discount/MARKT#Trump #Epstein #DavidCayJohnston #JaredYatesSexton #Iran #Cuba #Elections #IRS #SlushFund #Religion #ChurchAndState #Politics #Political #PoliticalAnalysis

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