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Another Jackalope

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Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:37 AM Jul 3

Freedom 250 is wire fraud. [View all]

That's the core of it. It's not just Trump's ego trying to bypass an organization created by others and not devoted to him.
Freedom 250 opens a money hole straight into Trump's pocket, and fools donors into shoveling in the cash. It's wire fraud.

Donors were misled by Trump-backed Freedom 250, House Democrats allege

The lawmakers’ report alleges that Trump allies worked to divert funds away from America250, a bipartisan effort to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial. Freedom 250 denies the allegations.
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Freedom 250 is wire fraud. [View all] Another Jackalope Jul 3 OP
Blundell reported on it yesterday Another Jackalope Jul 3 #1
i hope someone stays up and counts the booms. mopinko Jul 3 #2
???? nt Another Jackalope Jul 3 #3
they're claiming it will b "record breaking" mopinko Jul 3 #4
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