1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

THE PRESIDENT HAS LOOTED THE PUBLIC TREASURY As a constituent, I am writing because the President has used the federal Treasury as a personal bank – committing $1.776 billion in public funds without a congressional vote, a court order, or statutory authority, while simultaneously purchasing IRS immunity for himself and his businesses. I urge you to open a formal impeachment inquiry. THE POWER OF THE PURSE BELONGS TO CONGRESS, NOT THE PRESIDENT Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he sees “no purpose” for this fund. A former 32-year DOJ veteran calls it “bad government” and says, “Congress has the power of the purse.” If the Senate’s own Majority Leader sees no purpose in this fund, neither should any member of Congress. $1.776 BILLION COMMITTED WITHOUT A SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL VOTE Article I prohibits drawing money from the Treasury without appropriations made by law. Congress never authorized this fund. The President sued his own government, his Justice Department settled against itself, and $1.776 billion was committed without a vote or court order. Trump acknowledged it: “It is awfully strange to make a decision where I am paying myself.” This is not the President’s money. It is yours. NO PRESIDENT MAY PURCHASE IMMUNITY FROM HIS OWN TAX OBLIGATIONS The administration then slipped in a settlement addendum – quietly hyperlinked into a press release, not disclosed in Senate testimony that same morning – barring the IRS from auditing the President and his businesses for past tax matters. Under 26 U.S.C. 7217, executive officials may not interfere with IRS audits. No president should obtain immunity by suing agencies he controls. One tax system must apply to every American. CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IS IN DIRECT DANGER Some of this money may flow to people convicted of assaulting the Capitol Police who defended this building – with no disclosure, no appeals, and a commission handpicked by the Attorney General. Because this loophole stays open, any future administration could repeat it. When a president can loot the Treasury and buy his way out of tax law, the Constitution itself is the casualty. The Treasury has been raided, tax law broken, and Congress deceived. This is the moment that determines whether Congress will defend its own authority. Here is what it requires. THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES CONGRESS TO ACT (1) Open a formal impeachment inquiry. If the evidence warrants it, support articles of impeachment for misuse of public funds and corrupt interference with tax enforcement. (2) Block disbursement from the Anti-Weaponization Fund through appropriations riders until Congress explicitly authorizes it. (3) Request a GAO opinion on whether this settlement lawfully uses the Judgment Fund and require full public release of all settlement documents and legal opinions. (4) Amend the Judgment Fund statute to require congressional authorization above $500 million – and claw back this one. Thank you.