Top House Democrats accuse Trump of illegal scheme to pilfer $230m in taxpayer money

Lawmakers say Trump as president would decide whether Trump as claimant be paid for investigations into Trump as defendantUS politics – follow liveTop House Democrats have accused Donald Trump of orchestrating an illegal scheme to pay himself $230m in taxpayer money, demanding he immediately abandon claims they say violate the constitution.The representative Jamie Raskin, ranking member on the House judiciary committee, and the representative Robert Garcia, ranking member of the oversight committee, sent a letter to the president on Thursday condemning his plan to use a confidential administrative process to direct treasury funds into his own pocket. Continue reading...