Ballrooms are not ‘military components’, just like the Strait of Hormuz is not US territory. Even if the government could fall on 21 January 2029.

No Ballroom is a ‘shield’.

10. Overseas licensing of Trump’s family name to the tune of $23 million USD. These licenses require the cooperation of foreign governments, so that’s the root of the problem, and the corruption.

9. Paramount-CBS settlement worth $36 million USD. The prez sued CBS alleging election interference.

8. Big Tech settlements worth $60 million USD. The prez was suspended from several social media accounts and he sued, and settled. Schiff actually uses the word, “extorts” to describe the process.

7. Amazon and the Melania documentary…$40 million USD. The first lady personally received $28million USD!

6. The Trump meme coin at $635 million USD, it was launched just 24 hours before the inauguration. Two billion USD were lost by the dumb supporters of the prez.

5. The Whitehouse ballroom at $600 million USD. “Built for him by people that need something from the US government and paid for by you, the taxpayer.” * He’s lied that taxpayers aren’t paying, and so far it looks like we’re on the hook for 50% of the cost. Sen. Schiff has pursued more information about who has donated to this project and any business they have with the federal government. He’s not received a response.

4. The Qatari jet at $400 million USD. A jet that will be the new Air Force One and then transferred to the prez’s own museum to keep. Updating to serve as AF1, could cost taxpayers $1 billion USD!

3. Big law firm deals worth $940 million USD. This is money taken in, not directly to the prez, but redirected to causes he favors. Negotiated by the prez’s personal lawyer, not a government employee, shaking down these firms. “Putin style economics.”

2. World Liberty Financial & Stable Coins reserves. $1.5 billion USD. The trump family holds ~75% of the value – that equates to ~$1billion. A state backed fund in the UAE, with $500million funded by someone who’s the head of the intelligence services. They now have US made advanced AI chips. The prez’s family also gets interested earned every day. This is complex, but listen to the clip to understand it better at minute 25:40. A presidential pardon is part of the corruption – no surprise there.

1. The IRS settlement, and $1.76 billion USD slush fund, with $100 million to him. There’s lots of news about the corruption and ickiness of this deal, so I won’t repeat here.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/9/800081545/community/sen-adam-schiffs-epic-floor-speech-on-the-prezs-corruption-a-top-10-list/

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