Ayanna Pressley: “Trump created a $1.8 billion fund to directly send taxpayer…”

“And judges across our country have consistently ruled, in fact, that he has violated the law. And when it comes to institutional abuses, Trump created a $1.8 billion fund to directly send taxpayer dollars to his friends and political allies. That is what I call fraud. But Republicans won't ignore Trump's culpability. So let's discuss a federal government response to what is happening in Ohio.” (00:23–00:32)

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