The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

[JonKoch]

Every state has democrat and republican voters and it is nonsense to claim those states with majority republican political control are doing worse for the national economy than are states with more democrats in control.

lmaorog. Yeah, sure keep believing that BS

 

[JonKoch]

Money and intertwined friendships among politicians and judges on both sides of the aisle make it very difficult to prosecute leftist criminals with deep state connections, sort of like the difficulty in prosecuting mafia bosses with friends in key places.

Yet Cheeto pardoned 12 congressmen, 11 of them were GOP I believe


Across both his terms, President Trump has granted clemency to over 70 allies, donors, and others convicted in fraud cases. His pardons have been heavily targeted toward white-collar crimes, including bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, with many recipients being business executives or politicians.



I BET YOU BELIEVE HE WANTS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP RIGHT?

Trump pardons wipe nearly $2 billion in victim repayment and taxpayer recovery for Medicare and tax fraud, and more​

In cases involving public programs, government contracts, tax fraud, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the victim is the American taxpayer. Trump’s clemency actions shift the costs of fraud and corruption away from convicted criminals and onto everyone else.

Trump pardons wipe nearly $2 billion in victim repayment and taxpayer recovery for Medicare and tax fraud, and more | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens​

Salomon Melgen was an immigrant who came to the United States and wound up committing fraud, ripping off the American taxpayers by $42 million. “Melgen devised a scheme to enrich himself by defrauding Medicare to the tune of tens of millions of dollars,” an F.B.I. official said when Mr. Melgen was sentenced to 17 years in jail during President Trump’s first term.


....But Mr. Melgen is actually prominent in another presidential lineup, the gallery of criminals convicted of fraud who have been granted clemency by Mr. Trump.


....In his second term, Mr. Trump’s pace of pardoning those convicted of fraud has increased. In the first year of his second term, he handed out nearly three dozen pardons and commutations for people accused of fraud.

Mr. Trump is unabashed about using the government to reward friends and supporters and punish foes. Still, his handling of fraud cases stands out. Not only are there striking similarities between some of the crimes that were prosecuted and those that were pardoned, but the president also has excused some of those who have stolen the most.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-fraudsters-pardons.html

 

[markef]

Hey, I can't help it YOU want to create a false narrative.

I just asked the apparently unanswerable question, which was, "Has the democrat war on fossil fuels hurt poor Americans buying gas, heating oil, or electricity pay their bills?"

 

[markef]

Yet Cheeto pardoned 12 congressmen, 11 of them were GOP I believe


Across both his terms, President Trump has granted clemency to over 70 allies, donors, and others convicted in fraud cases. His pardons have been heavily targeted toward white-collar crimes, including bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, with many recipients being business executives or politicians.



I BET YOU BELIEVE HE WANTS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP RIGHT?

Trump pardons wipe nearly $2 billion in victim repayment and taxpayer recovery for Medicare and tax fraud, and more​

In cases involving public programs, government contracts, tax fraud, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the victim is the American taxpayer. Trump’s clemency actions shift the costs of fraud and corruption away from convicted criminals and onto everyone else.

Trump pardons wipe nearly $2 billion in victim repayment and taxpayer recovery for Medicare and tax fraud, and more | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens​

Salomon Melgen was an immigrant who came to the United States and wound up committing fraud, ripping off the American taxpayers by $42 million. “Melgen devised a scheme to enrich himself by defrauding Medicare to the tune of tens of millions of dollars,” an F.B.I. official said when Mr. Melgen was sentenced to 17 years in jail during President Trump’s first term.


....But Mr. Melgen is actually prominent in another presidential lineup, the gallery of criminals convicted of fraud who have been granted clemency by Mr. Trump.


....In his second term, Mr. Trump’s pace of pardoning those convicted of fraud has increased. In the first year of his second term, he handed out nearly three dozen pardons and commutations for people accused of fraud.

Mr. Trump is unabashed about using the government to reward friends and supporters and punish foes. Still, his handling of fraud cases stands out. Not only are there striking similarities between some of the crimes that were prosecuted and those that were pardoned, but the president also has excused some of those who have stolen the most.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-fraudsters-pardons.html

What is this world coming to? We are told Biden's auto pen pardoned all sorts of serious and not so serious criminals, including potential criminals the left wanted to immunize from future prosecution for future crimes; leftists DA are turning illegal immigrant murderers and violent criminals free to murder or hurt Americans again; and now Trump has pardoned some people with whom he had some first hand or fourth hand connection.