Republicans respond to ‘slush fund’ controversy with easily discredited claims

Deleting online resources and formally dismissing criminal cases won’t change what actually happened when Trump-aligned rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS Trump Justice Department scrubs website, deletes info on Jan. 6 criminal cases Trump Justice Department scrubs website, deletes info on Jan. 6 criminal cases Deleting online resources and formally dismissing criminal cases won’t change what actually happened when Trump-aligned rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol. MORE Republicans respond to ‘slush fund’ controversy with easily discredited claims Leading GOP voices had time to come up with talking points on the $1.776 billion compensation fund. Evidently, they can’t think of much. MORE Republicans respond to ‘slush fund’ controversy with easily discredited claims Leading GOP voices had time to come up with talking points on the $1.776 billion compensation fund. Evidently, they can’t think of much. MORE Amid fresh U.S. strikes in Iran, Trump goes on the defensive following Republican pushback The president effectively told his ostensible conservative allies, “Trust me.” Many of them effectively responded, “No.” MORE Amid fresh U.S. strikes in Iran, Trump goes on the defensive following Republican pushback The president effectively told his ostensible conservative allies, “Trust me.” Many of them effectively responded, “No.” MORE Democratic senator makes the case that Trump’s ‘slush fund’ is an impeachable offense “This is exactly the kind of corruption and abuse of public trust the Framers feared most,” Sen. Ed Markey said. “Impeach now.” MORE Democratic senator makes the case that Trump’s ‘slush fund’ is an impeachable offense “This is exactly the kind of corruption and abuse of public trust the Framers feared most,” Sen. Ed Markey said. “Impeach now.” MORE MORE FROM THE MADDOWBLOG As grocery prices climb, Trump rolls out a bad idea that won’t work Emerging ‘YOLO Caucus’ in Congress has the potential to make a real difference Team Trump ready to circumvent Congress to build president’s 250-foot arch IN CASE YOU MISSED IT If you were frustrated to have missed Rachel's recent live event with Steven J. Ross, author of "The Secret War Against Hate" at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, you didn't necessarily miss out entirely.   MS NOW aired the event last night as a special edition of the Rachel Maddow Show, and true to any edition of TRMS, we turned the audio into a podcast.   You can listen wherever you get your podcasts in the Rachel Maddow Show feed, or you can play the audio-only on YouTube. PRE-ORDER NOW! Rachel has a new book! "Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution" comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now. See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to follow it yourself or send this sign-up link to someone you know would appreciate it. NEWS TIPS? SEND IT TO RACHEL FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK RACHEL MADDOW ON BLUESKY  229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER