The Most BRAZEN CORRUPTION in US History!
October 23, 2025
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as posted by the channelFormer President Donald Trump is pursuing up to $230 million from the Department of Justice for alleged misconduct in past investigations — raising an extraordinary conflict-of-interest question: can the government he now leads approve a payout to himself?
Historian Dr. Allan Lichtman and Sam Lichtman unpack how this request reportedly runs through the Federal Tort Claims Act, why punitive damages may not even be allowed, and how Trump-appointed loyalists could be in position to green-light the payment. We trace the decades-long playbook (delay, obstruct, deflect, attack) from Roy Cohn to today, compare Trump’s claim to landmark victim settlements, and ask what it would mean for rule of law if the DOJ cuts a check — possibly without public notice.
In this episode:
The $230M claim and the conflict-of-interest problem
FTCA basics: who approves, what’s allowed, and what isn’t
Why Mueller/Mal-a-Lago claims don’t match the facts presented
How this compares to payouts for real victims of horrific crimes
The stakes for accountability, transparency, and democracy
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federal tort claims act, conflict of interest law, self-dealing in government, presidential immunity debate, payout from Justice Department, punitive damages controversy, ethics in public office, government accountability crisis, taxpayer liability dispute, Mar-a-Lago documents case context, Mueller probe aftermath, obstruction-delay-deflect strategy, Roy Cohn playbook, teflon president analysis, DOJ independence questions, executive branch oversight, secret settlements in government, transparency vs secrecy, politicization of justice, legal ethics scholars react, unprecedented presidential claim, comparisons to major victim settlements, corruption watchdog response, public trust erosion, rule of law stress test, separation of powers tension, approval by associate AG, quiet approval loopholes, leak vs official announcement, historical firsts in presidential ethics
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