Maybe the new Attorney General Matt Gaetz will investigate the congressional slush funds

And those who have benefitted from it

From the sources  as named and listed:

Congress paid out $17 million in settlements. Here’s why we know so little about that money. 

According to the OOC data released Thursday, there have been 268 settlements. On Wednesday, Rep. Jackie Speier, the California Democrat who unveiled a bill to reform the OOC, announced at a news conference Wednesday that there had been 260 settlements. The previous tally did not include settlements paid in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Congress owes taxpayers answers about its harassment ‘shush’ fund

Since when are members of Congress and their staffs accused of sexual harassment allowed to hush up and pay off their accusers from a secret “shush” fund full of taxpayer dollars? Since 1995, it turns out.

Common Cause Calls for Full Disclosure of Congressional Slush Funds and Shady Deals Used to Hide Sexual Harassmentt & Other Abuses

Congress’s Shady Pentagon Slush Fund

Critically, OCO money was considered separate from the Pentagon’s base budget and therefore not subject to spending limits. The 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) and the 2013 sequestration created spending limits on many federal programs—but not OCO funds. For that reason, the OCO came to be used as a slush fund under the BCA’s spending caps. Policymakers discovered that they could escape the spending limits by moving defense budget items into the OCO account.

Congress Must End This Multibillion-dollar Government Slush Fund

A little-known slush fund at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has become a go-to funding source for billions of dollars of abusive spending in the last few administrations, Democrat and Republican alike. Currently, the Biden administration is improperly using it to help carry out its climate agenda.

The 90-year-old program, called the Commodity Credit Corporation, is an annual $30 billion funding mechanism for various farm bill programs like price support and conservation programs.

Here Are the 7 Congressmen Accused of Sexual Misconduct Since #MeToo

Rep. Pat Meehan announced his resignation from Congress Friday following reports that he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint with a former aide.

Meehan had previously announced he would not run for re-election. He cited sparing his staff from an Ethics investigation as the cause for the early exit.

Other members remain in office or have already backed out.

Here’s a list of accused members so far:

A Chance to Stop Enforcement Slush Funds 

On Jan. 11, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023. H.R. 788 prohibits the federal executive branch from creating enforcement “slush funds,”…

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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

Government officials or agents who violate this prohibition may be removed from office or required to forfeit to the government any money they hold for such purposes to which they may otherwise be entitled.

Members of Congress Have Raised $150 Million for Potential “Slush Funds” This Cycle

 “Leadership PACs exemplify the Washington swamp,” said Meredith McGehee, executive director of Issue One, a bipartisan government ethics group. “Most Americans have no idea that leadership PACs exist, yet those who pay to play in Washington use contributions to these accounts controlled by lawmakers as a means to buy a seat at the table in the nation’s capital while legally evading campaign contribution limits.”

Congressional Membership has its Privileges | Open The Books Oversight Report

With public opinion polls consistently showing that up to 83% of the American people view Congress unfavorably, it’s time for change. The American people should insist on bipartisan congressional reforms. The following report highlights areas that deserve a closer look.

 Rep. Steven Palazzo’s campaign spending probed by congressional ethics office 

The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo’s campaign spending after a watchdog group in March filed a complaint questioning whether he was using campaign contributions as a “personal slush fund.”

The Campaign Legal Center in late March requested OCE investigate whether Palazzo used campaign funds to pay himself and his erstwhile spouse nearly $200,000.

No commentary is needed.  If newly appointed AG Gaetz will investigate these slush funds and escapades of his fellow travelers and bipartisan brethren,  Matt Gaetz was exonerated last year by the Biden admin after a dog and pony show that proved there were no credible witnesses, etc.

“Nobody hates Matt Gaetz more than the Biden Justice Department,” Burchett said on the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “They have hundreds of lawyers and they chose not to pursue a case against Matt. They would have gladly thrown the book at him.”