President Trump revealed the reason why he severed ties with Jeffrey Epstein, saying the disgraced financier stole workers from Mar-A-Lago.
Trump's past friendship with Epstein is back in the spotlight as the White House confronts backlash over its handling of the Epstein files.
Democrats have seized on the issue, and Trump's critics in the "fake news" media have hammered the story non-stop.
Much of the recent reporting on Trump and Epstein has done little more than rehash old details of their past friendship, which ended well before Epstein's first arrest in 2006.
It has long been known that Trump and Epstein socialized for some years before they had a falling out in 2004, reportedly over real estate.
While answering questions in Scotland on Monday, Trump repeated his assertion that the Epstein story is a "hoax" that has been blown up "way beyond proportion" by his enemies. But Trump nevertheless offered some new details about his relationship with Epstein and the way it unraveled.
"That’s such old history, very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it," Trump said.
The president explained that Epstein became "persona non grata" after hiring some of Trump's employees.
“He hired help. And I said ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He stole people that worked for me,” Trump continued. “I said, ‘Don’t never do that again.’ He did it again. And I threw him out of the place, persona non grata. I threw him out, and that was it. I’m glad I did, if you want to know the truth.”
Addressing claims in the Wall Street Journal that he was named in the Epstein files, Trump said his predecessors would have released the files if they contained anything incriminating about him.
"Those files were run by the worst scum on earth... If they had anything I assume they would have released it. The whole thing is a hoax," Trump said.
"They can easily put something in the files that's a phony," Trump added, invoking the fake Trump-Russia dossier that was used to derail his first term.
Even if Trump is named in the files, that does not imply that he was involved in any wrongdoing.
Trump was one of several high-profile people who flew on Epstein's private jet, including Bill Clinton, who Trump alleged went to Epstein's infamous island "28 times."
"Bill Clinton went there, supposedly, 28 times ... And many other people that are very big people. Nobody ever talks about them," Trump said.
“I never had the privilege of going to his island. And I did turn it down,” Trump added.
“But a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn’t want to go to his island.”
A federal judge has ordered Medicaid to continue paying Planned Parenthood after blocking a provision in President Donald Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill defunding the abortion giant, Breitbart reported. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted the preliminary injunction on Monday.
Taxpayers will continue to foot the bill for the abortion mill through Medicaid reimbursement while the litigation continues. Talwani decided that there was a risk of more babies being born, among other consequences, if Trump's defunding was allowed to stand while the courts hash out the issue.
“Patients are likely to suffer adverse health consequences where care is disrupted or unavailable. In particular, restricting Members’ ability to provide healthcare services threatens an increase in unintended pregnancies and attendant complications because of reduced access to effective contraceptives, and an increase in undiagnosed and untreated STIs," the judge wrote in her opinion.
The recent decision expanded last week's ruling that blocked part of the defunding based on the bill's wording about a "prohibited entity," which includes Planned Parenthood Federation affiliates that "do not provide abortions because of state law or those who received less than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in 2023." The case will continue to make its way through the courts.
Trump signed his bill into law on July 4, which barred abortion providers from receiving reimbursement for one year. Although it was not mentioned by name in the bill, Planned Parenthood filed an injunction claiming that cutting off Medicaid funding would have "devastating effects" on its so-called treatment.
Three days after the president signed the BBB into law, Planned Parenthood sought a temporary restraining order (TRO).https://t.co/CbJaTyu5qM pic.twitter.com/wxg8zfdPTL
— The Truth-Seekers Tavern (@TavernTruth) July 16, 2025
Moreover, the organization said almost 200 of its abortion mills are "at risk of closure" because of the provision in the bill. Trump's Department of Health and Human Services countered their claims, pointing out that Planned Parenthood "has no right to taxpayer money" and that "the court should not invent such a right" in its decision.
"The Court should uphold Congress’s lawful exercise of its authority to decide to whom it will entrust taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars," the HHS filing said. Of course, Planned Parenthood is used to the open spigot that allows taxpayer dollars to freely flow to it, and they're not about to give up without a fight.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America's CEO and president, Alexis McGill Johnson, said the abortion giant was ready to continue its fight for what it calls "critical health care." HHS communications director Andrew Nixon responded that "[s]tates should not be forced to fund organizations that have chosen political advocacy over patient care."
The abortion debate has raged over the past half century in America over moral issues. Those who are pro-life feel it should be illegal, while the pro-abortion side has rabidly defended killing babies in the womb up until the moment of birth.
Within that also lies the issue of who should pay for these abortions, and many on the pro-life side have worked to keep taxpayer dollars out of Planned Parenthood coffers. The Hyde Amendment already prohibits abortion providers from receiving federal dollars except for cases of a child conceived in rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is threatened.
The logical argument is that a life is always a life, regardless of how it's created, which has led to the position that no federal money should pay for the slaughter of the unborn. Still, Planned Parenthood's annual report for 2023-2024 showed it killed 402,230 babies in the womb, which is an increase from the 392,715 reported the year before.
For its trouble, Planned Parenthood received an additional $100 million over the previous year and received a whopping $792.2 million in taxpayer dollars. Despite the current injunction, there may be hope yet that the defunding will stand as the Supreme Court ruled last month that South Carolina could block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and said that the organization did not have civil rights protections under the law.
Abortion is a blight on humanity, and having taxpayers fund it makes the act all the more despicable. Trump has tried to do what he can to remedy the situation and right the wrong, but the courts have attempted to undo his progress at every turn, including this judge.
Hall of Famer and Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg died Monday at the age of 65 after enduring a long battle with cancer, Breitbart reported. This comes after Sandberg announced that he had metastatic prostate cancer.
Sandberg, a Washington State native, was named after New York Yankees pitcher Ryne Duren. Although he began his baseball career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981, he spent the most seasons with the Cubs.
The team's executive chairman, Tom Ricketts, memorialized the late baseball great in a statement. "Ryne Sandberg was a hero to a generation of Chicago Cubs fans and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise," Ricketts said.
"His dedication to and respect for the game, along with his unrelenting integrity, grit, hustle, and competitive fire, were hallmarks of his career. He was immensely proud of his teammates and his role as a global ambassador of the game of baseball, but most of all, he was proud of Margaret, his children, and his role as husband, father, and grandfather," Ricketts added.
Sandberg collected many accolades over the years, which MLB recounted in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of consistency in the 1980s and early ’90s, making 10 consecutive All-Star teams and winning 9 straight Gold Glove awards," MLB wrote.
"On June 23, 1984, a national TV audience watched Sandberg hit a pair of game-tying home runs in the 9th and 10th innings off Cardinals closer and future Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter. Part of a magical Cubs Postseason run, the game is forever remembered in Chicago as 'The Sandberg Game,'" the post continued.
This was considered Sandberg's most outstanding achievement. "He went on to win the 1984 NL MVP Award. Over 16 seasons, Sandberg slugged 282 home runs, 277 of which were as a second baseman, then a Major League record. He hit 25+ homers five times and stole 30+ bases five times," the MLB account added.
The account noted that Sandberg got his start with the Phillies and would return to manage them over the course of three seasons. Still, it was the Cubs who memorialized Sandberg's greatness, including his storied postseason performance, in a statue that resides outside of Chicago's Wrigley Field.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.
The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of consistency in the 1980s and early ’90s, making 10 consecutive All-Star teams and winning 9 straight Gold Glove awards.
On June 23, 1984, a national TV… pic.twitter.com/KuCazvlnj2
— MLB (@MLB) July 29, 2025
With so many lifetime achievements, it's no surprise that Sandberg was fondly remembered by many in baseball. According to ESPN, his former teammates and opponents alike shared their love and respect for Sandberg, including current Cubs ballplayers like shortstop Dansby Swanson.
"Just such a top-shelf human being. He made such an impact on me, even in my short time of being able to be around him. Just an unbelievable human being and someone that I'm very, very grateful to have met and spent time with, whether it's talking about life or talking about ball," Swanson said. The Cubs' rookie third baseman Matt Shaw also spoke of Sandberg's impact on him.
"We talked about a lot of things, about defense and offense, but we talked about life, too. When he first came up, he struggled a little bit early on and he was like, 'No matter what happens, you just got to keep believing in yourself and keep going,'" Shaw said. "And I definitely take that to heart, and that's something that I definitely think about a lot -- is that belief to just to keep going."
Sandberg's death also caught the attention of former President Barack Obama, who paid tribute in a post to X on Tuesday, according to The Hill. "Hall of Famer and Cubs stalwart Ryne Sandberg wasn’t just a great baseball player — he was a class act who never cheated the game. Everyone in Chicago — including White Sox fans — will miss him deeply," Obama wrote.
Sports legends like Sandberg have so much wisdom to share about life and athletics, and these lessons endure long after they're gone. America lost one of the greats this week, but it appears Sandberg was generous in sharing his knowledge on and off the baseball diamond, and that is the legacy that will remain.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an official complaint on behalf of the Justice Department alleging U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg committed misconduct by trying to influence other judges against President Donald Trump.
The complaint was written by Bondi’s Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle at her direction and addressed to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sri Srinivasan.
"The Department of Justice respectfully submits this complaint alleging misconduct by U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Donald J. Trump to the Chief Justice of the United States and other federal judges that have undermined the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary," Mizelle wrote.
Boasberg is the presiding judge in the high-profile case involving illegal immigrants sent to CECOT prison in El Salvador.
He ordered the Trump administration to turn planes containing migrants around while they were in midair, but that didn't happen and Boasberg has talked about holding DOJ lawyers in contempt for not following his order.
Trump and his team have claimed that the order did not come in time to stop the planes, but that did not satisfy Boasberg.
The complaint focused on two occasions when the DOJ says Boasberg damaged the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
"On March 11, 2025, Judge Boasberg attended a session of the Judicial Conference of the United States, which exists to discuss administrative matters like budgets, security, and facilities. While there, Judge Boasberg attempted to improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts and roughly two dozen other federal judges by straying from the traditional topics to express his belief that the Trump Administration would 'disregard rulings of federal courts' and trigger 'a constitutional crisis,'" the complaint read regarding the first occasion.
"Although his comments would be inappropriate even if they had some basis, they were even worse because Judge Boasberg had no basis—the Trump Administration has always complied with all court orders. Nor did Judge Boasberg identify any purported violations of court orders to justify his unprecedented predictions," it argued.
"Within days of those statements, Judge Boasberg began acting on his preconceived belief that the Trump Administration would not follow court orders," the complaint continued. "First, although he lacked authority to do so, he issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Government from removing violent Tren de Aragua terrorists, which the Supreme Court summarily vacated."
"Taken together, Judge Boasberg’s words and deeds violate Canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, and, erode public confidence in judicial neutrality, and warrant a formal investigation."
The DOJ wants Boasberg to face an inquiry by a special investigative committee, which will be tasked with determining whether he engaged in "conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts."
Bondi also wants him taken off the case of the Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador "to prevent further erosion of public confidence while the investigation proceeds."
It's the second complaint Bondi's DOJ has filed against a federal judge who seemed to be targeting Trump, and there will probably be more where that came from, given the number of judges who seem to be doing the same.
A suspicious package dropped near the White House led to a rapid intervention by the U.S. Secret Service on Sunday afternoon, Fox News reported.
A quick response by authorities around the U.S. Treasury Building adjacent to the White House ensured the safety of the area.
An individual was caught by the U.S. Secret Service’s Uniformed Division around 2:30 p.m. after they scaled a fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building. This building, critical in government operations, shares proximity with the White House, necessitating swift security measures.
The suspect, whose motives remain unclear, discarded a bag next to the Treasury's fence line as they were apprehended. The presence of the bag prompted immediate precautionary actions due to its suspicious nature.
Following the suspect’s apprehension, the Metropolitan Police Department’s EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team was called in. Their expertise was crucial in handling and clearing the potentially dangerous item, ensuring no harm could come to the public or the officials within the premises.
Once the bag was deemed harmless, the focus shifted to the suspect, who was subsequently transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation. The reason behind the medical evaluation remains unreported, but such measures are customary in security protocols involving high-stress scenarios.
The incident not only triggered immediate security protocols but also legal repercussions for the suspect. Charged with unlawful entry and being a fugitive from justice, the individual also faces existing legal challenges in another jurisdiction, highlighting a potentially troubled background.
Security around President Donald Trump has been a contentious issue, especially following his two close calls with assassination attempts during his 2024 campaign. The first of these occurred on July 13, 2024, when a gunman opened fire at a campaign rally, grazing President Trump's ear.
The gunman involved in the 2024 rally incident was quickly neutralized by security forces present, showcasing the continuous threat public figures confront and the relentless vigilance required by security agencies.
Less than three months after the first attempt, another significant security breach took place as Ryan Routh was arrested near the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh was found with a rifle and later charged with assaulting a federal officer, firearms violations, and attempted assassination.
Routh’s bold approach underscores the ongoing risks associated with protecting high-profile figures in politically charged environments. His trial, where he plans to represent himself, is eagerly anticipated by those following political security narratives.
The repeated threats to Trump highlight a broader issue of increasing political violence or attempts thereof, which demands constant refinement of security protocols and measures. Moreover, incidents like these serve as timely reminders of the vulnerabilities even the most secure venues face and the tireless efforts of security agencies to mitigate these risks.
In light of recent events and the historical context of political figure assassinations, the Secret Service and other affiliated security agencies remain on high alert. The swiftness with which they responded to the July 27 incident is a testament to their preparedness and dedication to safeguarding public figures.
The ongoing evaluations and enhancements of security measures around political figures are crucial in an era marked by significant divisiveness and potential threats. The lessons learned from such incidents shape future security protocols, which are critical in providing a secure environment for governance and public interactions.
As investigations continue into the motives and background of the suspect detained near the White House, the implications for future security operations and legal frameworks are significant. Ensuring the safety of key political figures remains a high priority for the nation, reflecting the complex interplay between freedom, safety, and justice in contemporary society.
President Trump has locked down a major trade deal with Europe that favors the United States - bigly - and Trump haters are speechless.
Trump announced the historic agreement on Sunday opposite European Union commissioner Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf courses in Scotland.
The deal has been widely described as a virtual surrender by Europe, America's largest trade partner, with the Trump-hating Washington Post calling it "lopsided." The prime minister of France slammed the agreement as a "dark day" and a capitulation to Trump, who launched a global trade war months ago to widespread skepticism.
The trade deal applies 15% tariffs on European imports, including automobiles, in addition to existing "sectoral tariffs" on goods like steel and aluminum.
Europe also agreed to buy $750 billion in American energy, to invest another $600 billion in the U.S and to lower tariffs on American cars from 10% to 2.5%.
The White House touted the agreement as a fundamental "rebalancing" of "the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies."
It is the most significant deal yet to emerge from Trump's risky effort to realign the global trade system, which he has long said disadvantages the U.S.
"So we have a tariff of 15%, we have the opening up of all of the European countries, which I think I could say were essentially closed,” Trump said. “I mean, you weren’t exactly taking our orders, you weren’t exactly taking our agriculture, and then you would have smaller things, but for the most part, it was closed, and now it’s open.”
In exchange for making steep concessions, Europe got little in return except relief from the uncertainty of Trump's trade war.
Europe was facing a Friday deadline to make a deal or face tariffs as high as 30%. The final terms have left Eurocrats scrambling to save face, with Von der Leyen calling the deal the "best we could get."
"We should not forget where we came from,” von der Leyen said. “Fifteen percent is certainly a challenge for some, but we should not forget it keeps us the access to the American markets.”
Germany, Europe's largest economy, was similarly sanguine about the deal, which provided some small relief for Germany's largest industry: cars. The tariff of 15% is much higher than what Germany is used to, but lower than the 27.5% auto tariff that Trump imposed in April.
“A trade conflict has been averted that would have severely impacted the export-oriented German economy,” said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
President Trump's CIA director John Ratcliffe is preparing to release more evidence uncovering Hillary Clinton's role in starting the Russiagate hoax.
Ratcliffe said he will release the "underlying intelligence" from the investigation led by Special Counsel John Durham, who examined the FBI's reliance on Clinton campaign materials linking Trump and Russia.
"What hasn’t come out yet and what’s going to come out is the underlying intelligence,” Ratcliffe told Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures.
It has long been known that Clinton's 2016 operation paid for the notorious, bogus Steeler dossier that the FBI used to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Around the same time the FBI launched its Crossfire Hurricane probe into Trump's campaign, the intelligence community intercepted Russian intelligence about a Clinton-backed effort to link Trump and Russia.
Former CIA director John Brennan briefed President Obama and his top national security officials, including FBI director James Comey, on the Clinton "plan," which according to Durham, was never considered by the FBI in its analysis of evidence connecting Trump and Russia.
“In the summer of 2016, U.S. intelligence intercepted Russian intelligence talking about a Hillary Clinton plan, a Hillary Clinton plan to falsely accuse Donald Trump of Russia collusion, to vilify him and smear him with what would become known infamously as the — as the Steele dossier,” Ratcliffe told Sunday Morning Futures.
Ratcliffe declassified information about the Clinton plan in October 2020, when he was Trump's ODNI director. Ratcliffe noted at the time that the accuracy of the Russian intelligence was unknown, but Ratcliffe did share Brennan's handwritten notes about the "‘alleged approval by Hillary Clinton on July 26, 2016 of a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisors to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services.’”
Ratcliffe told Sunday Morning Futures that the Clinton plan was effectively verified by Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, who testified in 2022 that Clinton personally approved efforts to spread false claims tying Trump and a Russian bank.
Durham found that the FBI's investigation was seriously flawed and guided by institutional groupthink against Trump, but Durham fell short of alleging a criminal conspiracy and his probe did not result in the reckoning that many anticipated.
The underlying intelligence in Durham's report will soon be made public, Ratcliffe said, and it will make clear once and for all that Clinton fabricated the Trump-Russia narrative that derailed Trump's first term.
“And what that intelligence shows, Maria, is that part of this was a Hillary Clinton plan, but part of it was an FBI plan to be an accelerant to that fake Steele dossier, to those fake Russia collusion claims by pouring oil on the fire, by amplifying the lie and bearing the truth of what Hillary Clinton was up to," Ratcliffe said.
Clinton has long been scrutinized over her efforts to link Trump and Russia, but recently declassified documents shared by intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard have cast the net wider, implicating President Obama and his national security team in advancing the false "collusion" narrative.
While years have gone by since the events of Russiagate, the statute of limitations for the "conspiracy" has not run out, Ratcliffe said.
“There is no doubt in my mind that the people that we just talked about conspired. They conspired against President Trump. They conspired against the American people,” Ratcliffe said.
President Trump is furious at White House officials for mishandling the Jeffrey Epstein case, but Trump is reluctant to fire anyone and create a bigger "spectacle" for critics to grab ahold of, according to a report.
A political storm over the Epstein files has now consumed the White House for three weeks, angering Trump and members of his team who believe it is becoming a distraction from the president's successes.
“This is a pretty substantial distraction,” one White House source told the Washington Post.
"While many are trying to keep the unity, in many ways, the DOJ and the FBI are breaking at the seams. Many are wondering how sustainable this is going to be for all the parties involved — be it the FBI director or attorney general.”
The controversy exploded over the July 4th weekend, when the DOJ published a memo concluding that Epstein died by suicide in his prison cell and that he did not keep a secret client list.
The findings sparked backlash from members of Trump's own base, many of whom felt blindsided after Trump officials had appeared to tease that new information was forthcoming. Critics have piled on attorney general Pam Bondi in particular, who hinted at a "truckload" of explosive documents.
“Everything’s going to come out to the public,” she told Fox News' Sean Hannity in early March. “The public has a right to know. Americans have a right to know.”
Trump has stood by his embattled attorney general through the Epstein drama, which has yet to die down despite Trump's repeated pleas for supporters to move on from what he calls a "hoax" being stoked by his enemies.
"He [Trump] does not want to create a bigger spectacle by firing anyone," the White House source told the Washington Post.
In an effort to quiet the storm, Trump earlier this month directed Bondi to seek the release of grand jury materials in the case. One of those requests has been denied by a federal judge in Florida.
Democrats pounced on a recent report in the Wall Street Journal that said Trump was told his name appeared in the Epstein files. Trump was reportedly told this by Bondi during a routine briefing that was not dedicated to the subject.
Simply being mentioned in the government's files on Epstein does not imply wrongdoing, but Democrats have exploited the issue to attack Trump, who severed ties with Epstein years ago.
After Trump announced a major trade deal between the U.S. and Europe on Sunday, he was asked by a reporter if the effort was expedited to drive Epstein out of the headlines.
The question left Trump visibly irritated.
"Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me with that,” Trump said.
Speaking at the 2025 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in California on Thursday, liberal Justice Elena Kagan said that the high court has a "responsibility" to "explain" its emergency rulings, which are becoming more frequent during the Trump era as Democrat-run states seem to be suing his administration every time one of his executive orders doesn't go the way they'd like.
Justices “should be cautious about acting on the emergency docket,” Kagan cautioned.
“Courts are supposed to explain things,” she said. “I think as we have done more and more on this emergency docket, there becomes a real responsibility that I think we didn’t recognize when we first started down this road, to explain things better.”
Emergency rulings are typically done on an expedited basis and result in an unsigned ruling with no accompanying explanation.
There are also no oral arguments and limited briefing because of time limitations and the emergency nature of the case.
Such rulings can make it difficult to understand the legal basis for court's actions and leaves other jurists confused about how legal precedents work.
Normal rulings are usually accompanied by lengthy briefs that explain the reasoning behind the ruling.
The emergency rulings have been increasingly requested by the Trump administration because he is being sued constantly in a way that no other president before him has been.
Without the emergency rulings, his policies are in serious danger of being completely shut down by liberal judges ruling in a partisan manner and with malice toward Trump because they oppose him in knee-jerk fashion.
The court has recognized this tendency and doesn't want to see the country ruled in this way.
The left fully believes its own garbage about democracy being threatened by Trump, and the right fully believes it is the left that is threatening democracy.
Trying to weaponize the courts against a rightfully elected president is about as big a threat to democracy as it's possible to have.
If both sides can't see the error in thinking that every policy disagreement is a threat to democracy, the country is in big trouble.
Our unity appears to be fracturing beyond repair, and what's left might be a broken republic that can no longer function.
In just the last fiscal year, Democrat Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell charged more than $288,000 on her taxpayer-funded credit card, including transactions in 31 states, multiple foreign trips, and Disney World.
Campbell's office charged a whopping $288,146.26 to state-issued procurement cards, called P-cards, between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Besides the travel expenses, charges for catered office parties were also included.
One of the most egregious abuses of taxpayer dollars was a trip to France that cost $13,627--nearly $9,000 for luxury chauffeur services and over $2,000 for air travel.
The office also spent $10,286 to rent overflow space at a hotel for an annual cyber crimes conference in April and over $1,000 on several occasions for office parties and events.
Campbell's actions have caught the attention of Republican lawmakers in the state, who have decried her liberal use of taxpayer funds for non-necessary items.
According to the Boston Herald, they are complaining that Campbell has spent thousands of dollars on hotels in Washington, D.C. since President Donald Trump took office as her office has repeatedly sued the Trump administration over his policy advancements.
Campbell claims that she is fighting against Trump's "illegal" attacks on people's rights and freedoms and said her spending was a "small price to pay" in order to do so.
She is also spending a sizeable chunk of her $83 million overall budget fighting Trump in the courts--spending that is mirrored by many of the other Democrat state AGs.
Republicans are further angered that she has not completed an ordered audit and seems to be dragging her feet.
Maybe that's because she knows what the auditors will find and is trying to delay the inevitable as long as possible to avoid accountability.
Many taxpayers have had to cut back on their expenses in the wake of inflation that has nearly doubled the costs in some sectors of the economy, so it is especially painful to be stuck footing the bill for lawmakers who feel no similar compunction to keep their own expenses in check.
Furthermore, all across the United States, billions and billions of dollars are being spent by states and the federal government to fight each other.
Staffing costs, court costs, travel costs, and all of it paid for by the tax dollars of the citizens of the United States.
It seems like such a waste of time, money and resources that could be going to building up our great country rather than tearing it down.