President Trump Orders Investigation into Impermissible Use of Federal Grant Funds for Lobbying -
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether federal grant funds are being improperly used to support lobbying activities or political candidates and parties. The directive was prompted by “[f]ederal funding reviews by my Administration [that] have revealed that taxpayer funds are being spent on grants with highly political overtones" and related concerns about "the possible use of Federal grants as slush funds for political and legislative advocacy.”
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