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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The case of the missing $63 million

Danielle,

What do ABC, Paramount, X, and Meta all have in common?

Every single one of those companies settled lawsuits with Donald Trump — and promised to donate millions of dollars to his presidential library fund. We're talking up to $63 million total.

Now here's where it gets interesting:

That library fund? It disappeared, presumably with all those cash donations. Gone. Poof.

Now, normally, the number one rule to solving a suspected crime is to follow the money.

But this money has disappeared — and the giant corporations who handed it over don't seem particularly interested in clarifying where it went.

I wonder why that is.

Here's what we know: ABC settled first, agreeing to pay $15 million as a so-called "charitable contribution" to Trump's future presidential library.

Meta, X, and Paramount followed. A fund was created to receive the money. Then, in September 2025, the state of Florida dissolved that fund after it failed to file a mandatory annual report. By December, it was formally shut down — with zero disclosure about where any of the money went.

The trail goes cold right there.

So why won't anyone answer the obvious question: where did the money go? Did it go right into the pocket of Donald Trump instead?

We don't need Shaggy, Scooby, and the whole gang to figure this mystery out. But we do need you — because the more people demand answers, the harder it is for them to stay quiet.

The American people deserve to know where this $63 million went. And I'm going to keep fighting until we find out. Are you with me? Add your name if you agree that Donald Trump and these companies must disclose where this money went.

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And here's another thing that should make your blood boil: these companies may have written off their payments as charitable tax deductions.

So not only did they hand Trump millions to make their legal problems go away — American taxpayers may have subsidized it.

These CEOs didn't fork over millions because they suddenly decided to preserve presidential history.

They presumably paid because they wanted something from Donald Trump. And now they're staying quiet because they're still hoping to get it.

That's not how this works. Not on my watch.

I've already pressed each of these CEOs directly — along with my colleagues Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Melanie Stansbury — demanding a full accounting of where this money went. They had until March 23rd to respond.

I haven't gotten a straight answer yet. But I’m not letting up. I want them to know — and I want Donald Trump to know — that I am not dropping this.

Add your name if you agree the American people need answers about the missing $63 million.

Thanks for being part of this,

Elizabeth

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

This is not an optional part of the American government

Danielle, as much as Trump wants to troll around and act like a monarch, he is not a king. And he will never be a king. Never. America doesn’t have them.

Trump and King Charles. A tweet that says Two Kings

How old were we all when we learned about the three branches of government? Checks and balances? The separation of powers? These aren't just classroom ideas — and they’re not just optional parts of the American government.

This is the law. I’m fighting to apply it against an egomaniacal president who wants to be King — and I’m fighting to take back our majorities so we can put a strong check on this administration.

The midterms are coming, and right now is when this fight is won or lost. Can you chip in $100 or anything you can to help fight for an America that works for working people — not wannabe kings?

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Look, this trolling is all an intentional distraction tactic. They know exactly what they’re doing. They're saying absurd things to pull our attention away from the real damage being done. It’s boring, but it's also dangerous.

Trump has stripped health care from millions. He's starting wars. He's letting ICE detain children. He's driving up the cost of groceries and housing. He launched an illegal mid-decade redistricting scheme to lock in power. He’s breaking the law, and the Republicans in Congress who have the power to put a stop to this are just bending the knee to Donald Trump.

They want to overwhelm us — to rig the economy, gut our government, and grind people down until they feel too exhausted to fight back.

But America was built by people who stood up to a king. We can do it again.

This team is fighting. We’ve identified 23 real pickup opportunities for Democrats to win in 2026 and donated over $400,000 from my campaign account directly to those state parties — hiring organizers, opening offices, reaching voters.

I've been on the road in battleground states like Maine, mobilizing voters about these critical elections.

When Trump and his billionaire allies have tried to rig the system for themselves, we have called out the corruption and proposed plans to rein them in.

None of it is possible without you, Danielle, and what we do in the next six months will be critical.

Right now, a clear majority of Americans disapprove of what Trump is doing — the only president less popular than Donald Trump? Donald Trump during his first first term.

The Republicans' House majority came down to fewer than 7,000 votes — that's not a mandate.

This year, we have the chance to speak up and loudly reject Republicans in Congress and Trump in the midterm elections. We have the chance to ensure Democrats not only take back the House and Senate, but that we use our majorities to make aggressive, transformational changes in our country that benefit working people — even if billionaires and corporations disagree.

And that’s a chance we can’t afford to waste with half-measures and nibbling around the edges. We have to be relentless in our fight and in our hope for a better future.

Every dollar raised this month goes toward stopping the far-right and billionaire agenda that harms so many people — and toward ensuring Democrats win the midterms. So I'm asking you right now: Will you chip in $100 — or anything you can — to power this critical work?

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth

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Monday, April 27, 2026

I am so damn tired of this

Danielle,

I want to tell you about the moment I knew Graham Platner was my kind of fighter.

When someone asked him: When did you first realize the system is rigged?

Without hesitation, he pointed to the 2008 crash — a time when millions of families lost their homes, their jobs, their pensions, and their savings. People were cheated. People were lied to. People were trapped.

And Graham's answer? "When none of the bankers went to jail."

We need more leaders like Graham in Congress — ones who will call out what’s wrong with our system, stand up to powerful interests, and fight to unrig the economy for working people.

That's why I’ve endorsed him for Senate — and why I’m asking for your support today. Will you please split a donation of $100, or anything you can, to support Graham Platner and our movement? Your support will help send Graham to the Senate so we can finally unrig a system that's been stacked against working people for too long.

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Here's the truth: There are two kinds of people in Washington.

Those who go along to get along, who have ideas at the margins, who want to just make a tiny bit of change here and there.

And then there are people who understand that when the system is this broken and this rigged, and when billionaires have this much control, it is no longer time for changes at the margin. It is time for big, structural change.

I am so damn tired of hearing about what we can’t do. We need someone with the ambition to fight for what we can do.

Graham Platner is the kind of fighter for working people we need more of in Washington.

He’s ready to get out there and fight for universal child care.

For passing a wealth tax and making billionaires pay their fair share.

For universal health care.

For strengthening Social Security.

For cleaning up the corruption in Washington and holding this administration accountable.

For taking on the wealthy special interests who have gotten their way for too long.

I can’t wait to take on these fights alongside Graham. And we will — if we can sustain our grassroots movement, vote out Susan Collins, and take back our majority in the Senate.

That’s why I’m asking you to split a donation between Graham’s campaign now and our movement. This is one of the most critical elections of the midterms, and we need to ensure Graham has the resources he needs to compete and win.

Thanks for being part of this,

Elizabeth

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

re: Kevin Warsh

Danielle,

This past week, I sat across from Kevin Warsh — Donald Trump's pick to run the Federal Reserve — and I asked him a simple question:

Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?

He couldn’t — or rather he wouldn't — answer that. This is the man Trump wants running our independent central bank.

Donald Trump has made it clear that he does not want an independent Fed. In fact, he has said, and I quote, “anybody that disagrees with me will never be Fed Chairman.”

Why try to end the independence of the Fed? Because Trump’s economic failures are causing him political problems, and he wants the Fed to use monetary policies to artificially juice the economy in the short term — and this is his last chance to do that before the November elections.

Trump himself said interest rates will drop "when Kevin gets in." Not when the economy needs it. Not when the data supports it. When his guy is in the chair.

Those interest rates determine what you pay on your mortgage, your car loan, and your credit card. But Trump just wants his guy to use his power to manipulate the economy for political reasons.

Trump having a sock puppet in charge of the Fed would also give him access to the Fed’s powerful authorities that could be used to enrich himself, his family, and his Wall Street buddies by granting special accounts to his family’s crypto company or bailouts to his friends on Wall Street if they get into trouble.

In other words, a Fed under Trump’s control creates more opportunities for Trump’s corruption.

So, no matter how “independent” this guy claims he might be as chair of the Fed, if he can’t even assert reality and directly say that Trump lost the 2020 election, can we believe him?

No.

Just as a cherry on top: He’s got more than $100 million in investments he has refused to disclose. I asked him if any of those investments were affiliated with the Trump family, Chinese-controlled companies, financing vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein, or someone whose whole business is betting on what the Fed will do.

He also wouldn't answer that question.

Look, Kevin Warsh sucked up to Donald Trump just enough to snag his dream job. But the Senate has the power to deny him this position — and we should not be aiding and abetting Donald Trump's illegal takeover of the Fed by installing his chosen sock puppet.

We can keep up the pressure on this, Danielle. Add your name if you agree that the Senate should not confirm Kevin Warsh to run the Federal Reserve.

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Thanks for being part of this,

Elizabeth

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Severance

Today, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted to approve the $111 billion merger with Paramount Skydance — a deal that would put two of Hollywood's most powerful studios under the same corporate roof.

This deal is a nightmare — resulting in a less competitive market and one Trump-aligned billionaire controlling huge parts of the media.

Think about it this way: If there’s one guy making all the decisions about what gets made in Hollywood, our stories will all start to look the same and they will align with the taste of that one person.

Take a show like Severance for example.

Severance would've never been made if one guy controlled all of Hollywood.

The original idea was written more than a decade ago. And creator Dan Erickson was shopping it around, and couldn’t get anyone to bite.

But because there are multiple studios he could have pitched it to, he kept going. And eventually Apple decided to take a chance on what ended up becoming a fabulously successful show.

Don’t just take my word for it, here’s what Severance director Ben Stiller had to say in response to the Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders’ decision this morning:

There are already very few buyers out there. Original ideas and non legacy IP is extremely hard to get made by a major studio or network. The winnowing down of choices results in less opportunity for new voices and diverse viewpoints in what we all are given an opportunity to see. Its already been challenging for years, and the merger will only make this worse.

That’s what is at risk here. There will be less opportunities for great shows, great movies, great stories, great voices, and great art to break out. Less actors and writers and workers getting a chance to make something different, something meaningful, something bold.

With this merger, HBO, CNN, CBS News, Showtime, TBS, Comedy Central, TNT, Paramount+, TLC, HGTV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Animal Planet, CBS Sports, Adult Swim, TeenNick, Boomerang, Cinemax, Cooking Channel, Food Network, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, The CW Network, Travel Channel, BET, MTV, and VH1 will all combine into one giant company under David Ellison.

That's just one reason why this is a terrible decision: When it comes to what stories are told and what news is reported, that’s dangerous for democracy.

It’s also bad news for fair pricing. If one guy controls all of these shows and streaming services, he can get you to pay any price he wants to watch your favorite shows. Because where else are you going to go if you don’t like it?

But here's the good news: this merger isn't a done deal.

State attorneys general across the country are stepping up to stop this antitrust disaster. And I’m going to continue to pull every lever I can to put a stop to this kind of corporate concentration.

Thanks for being part of this,

Elizabeth

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Blog de Dunlap

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The case of the missing $63 million

Thursday, April 30, 2026

This is not an optional part of the American government

Monday, April 27, 2026

I am so damn tired of this

Sunday, April 26, 2026

re: Kevin Warsh

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Severance

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