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GOP House TURNS AGAINST their OWN GOP Senate BEFORE VOTE

2025-11-12 News & Politics
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Senate Republicans Sneak Provision Granting Themselves $500k Payouts into Funding Bill

Discover how eight Republican Senators bypassed standard procedure to secure guaranteed $500,000 payouts tied to the Jack Smith investigation. Review the legislative maneuvering and immediate backlash from both sides of the aisle regarding this controversial inclusion in the Continuing Resolution.

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  • Eight GOP Senators stand to gain at least $500,000 each from a secret legislative provision.
  • This language was added retroactively and circumvented normal House review processes.
  • Claimants cite "grievous harm" because their phone numbers appeared on subpoenas issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
  • The provision simultaneously strips the government of defenses like sovereign immunity, guaranteeing payouts.

This content analyzes the political firestorm ignited when Republicans in the House discovered Senate Republicans inserted a massive self-dealing provision into the must-pass government funding bill. You will see the exact language, the rationale cited by the senators, and how House leadership responded to prevent a government shutdown while fighting this "insidious" clause.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republicans in the House turning against Republicans in the Senate for sneaking in a provision in the Continuing Resolution that would pay GOP Senators $500k for frivolous legal claims against the DOJ. Get 15% OFF Get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code MEIDAS15 at https://theperfectjean.nyc Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@MeidasTouch 2025-11-12

Get 15% OFF Get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code MEIDAS15 at https://theperfectjean.nyc

40 5 replies
@andrewbrinn9914 2025-11-12

So much for a clean CR. These people are such greedy snakes.

479 1 replies
@bryanspindle4455 2025-11-12

The fact that they "snuck" it in shows how corrupt they are.

522 7 replies
@thereal1000 2025-11-12

The Republican grifting never, ever, stops.

641 5 replies
@mjvig3 2025-11-12

I can't get past how they sneak these things in! Read what you're voting on people! Do your jobs!

107 2 replies
@marekkozina7693 2025-11-12

WTF 500k for these senators that were INVOLVED in J6?!?! Throw this fucking provision away NOW

641 8 replies
@joancooney7724 2025-11-12

The greed from the Republican Party and Trump is endless, these senators want the American people to pay them for trying to overthrow the government. Unbelievable

507 7 replies
@donloughrey1615 2025-11-12

They are trying to steal as much as they can before they get fired in '26 and '28 .

1.7k 57 replies
@cassandrawestfall60 2025-11-12

REPUBLICANS YOU ARE SO FINISHED COME MIDTERMS!!

41 2 replies
@Michelle.MacNeil 2025-11-12

We need to CLEAN HOUSE - LITERALLY! These people are corrupt AF!!!

907 26 replies

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