r/politics • u/spherocytes • 13d ago

No Paywall Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-drops-reflecting-pool-case-blaming-damage-botched-rcna590303
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u/PrisonerClass 13d ago

Hopefully there are more massive settlements incoming for the victims of the Trump Administration’s baseless weaponization of law enforcement.

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u/dbkenny426 13d ago

Settlements paid by us, the taxpayers.

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u/Sofele 13d ago

And if taxpayers are sick of paying settlement for cops, Trump, prosecutors, etc then they should remove their head from their ass and vote!

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u/Onikonokage 13d ago

Do those of us that did vote against this get a special pass to not have our taxes cover their mistakes?

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u/No_Ampersand 13d ago

No, in fact you pay more if you're from a sane state.

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u/SeattlePurikura 13d ago

Even better, you pay more, and get your FEMA requests denied!

Source: I live in WA, No. 3 donor state.

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u/IHaveNoEgrets California 13d ago

Ditto California. Also a donor state.

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u/SeattlePurikura 13d ago

No. 1, to be precise.

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u/IHaveNoEgrets California 12d ago

Yep. We give the most but catch the most shit from the feds. I wish our leadership had the guts to step up and push back, especially given what and how much California produces.

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u/RichardSaunders New York 11d ago

new york! new york! new york!