The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration.
Citibank revealed in a court filing Wednesday that it was told to freeze the groups bank accounts at the FBIs request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in possible criminal violations , including conspiracy to defraud the United States .
The FBI has told Citibank that recipients of EPA climate grants are being considered as potentially liable for fraud. That is, the Trump administration wants to criminalize work on climate science and impacts, the @capitolhunters account wrote Wednesday on X. An incoming administration not only cancels federal grants but declares recipients as criminals. All these grantees applied under government calls FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, were reviewed and accepted. Trump wants to jail them.
The Appalachian Community Capital Corporation, the Coalition for Green Capital, and the DC Green Bank are just some of the nonprofits being targeted.
This is not fraud. This is targeted harassment, @capitolhunters continued. The idea of criminalizing community climate work wouldnt have originated at the FBIit likely comes from EPA director Lee Zeldin, who today cut all EPAs environmental justice offices, which try to reduce pollution in poor and minority communities.
Zeldins order eliminates 10 EPA regional offices as well as the headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Ruining the economy isn't enough for Trump, he wants to do so much more.
If the government is able to freeze banks accounts like that, why didn't the government/ NYC just freeze Trump's assets?
No way someone has a public record of bankruptcies but is still rich as fuck without shady shit going down.
If the government is able to freeze banks accounts like that, why didn't the government/ NYC just freeze Trump's assets?
No way someone has a public record of bankruptcies but is still rich as fuck without shady shit going down.
If only Jimmy Carter were still around to see this.I'm glad he isn't. It's bad enough that one of his final memories in his life is seeing Trump get reelected.
A judge better shoot this down fast...Well, according to the video, Citibank and the EPA are being sued, so we'll see how it goes.
This would NOT be happening under a Kamala presidency.Something something both sides
so watching the legal eagle vid seems the FBI requesting is not enough eitherElon Musk has control of everyone's bank accounts. Who's going to physically enforce the law with guns?
there is supposed to be a warrant and judgement by a judge to freeze the account
A judge better shoot this down fast...I was thinking Luigi
This would NOT be happening under a Kamala presidency.Yeah but she didn't earn it though.
Ruining the economy isn't enough for Trump, he wants to do so much more.
This would NOT be happening under a Kamala presidency.
An incoming administration not only cancels federal grants but declares recipients as criminals. All these grantees applied under government calls FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, were reviewed and accepted. Trump wants to jail them.Sounds like the easiest fucking judge order ever.
Oh, look.
Weaponization of the federal government.
Who cried about Lawfare the hardest? It's always projection with these fuckweasels.Which is the faster way to kill a Republican? Stop them from projecting or force them to tell the truth?
If only Jimmy Carter were still around to see this.There's a nonzero chance he's doing this because Carter's death upstaged his inauguration.
There's a nonzero chance he's doing this because Carter's death upstaged his inauguration.JFC, that's it. See also that stupid-ass business about getting the flags put back up to full mast earlier than usual.
LegalEagle has already put a video out covering this, damn
Poor bastard has seriously been working overtime latelyHis profession is a joke now
If only Jimmy Carter were still around to see this.Why would you want him to see this?
Oh, look.It's ALWAYS projection.
Weaponization of the federal government.
Also she's blackAlso she's a she
PLS XPLN
Does the FBI have any authority to do this? I would think any entity would have to get a court order to freeze accounts unless the constitution says somewhere that they can.
the constitution is just a piece of paper
if no one is going to enforce it then its meaningless