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Bruce Springsteen plans 'goddamn ruckus' in Trump's backyard right before election day

Rock star Bruce Springsteen used his May 27 performance at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to deliver a searing six-minute critique of Donald Trump — and announced plans to return to Donald Trump's backyard in October for a major "Power to the People" music festival designed as an explicit show of resistance ahead of Election Day.The legendary rock star told the cheering crowd to direct their message toward the White House before leading an "ICE Out Now!" chant, signaling his opposition to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, according to NJArts.Performing alongside The E Street Band, Springsteen revealed plans for what he called "another night of music and resistance" on October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland."In the future, we want to keep raising our voices for hope and justice, together," Springsteen announced. "[Rage Against The Machine's] Tom Morello and I will be back again here in D.C. on Oct. 3 for another night of music and resistance. The first-ever Power to the People Festival will be announced to the world, tomorrow. But you're hearing about it first, here, tonight!"The festival will feature an all-star lineup including Morello (who is overseeing the event), Dave Matthews, The Foo Fighters, and The Dropkick Murphys. Springsteen said he will make guest appearances and perform several songs with Morello and his band."We encourage you to come out and make a goddamn ruckus along with us," Springsteen told the crowd.According to the Power to the People Festival website, the one-day event is billed as "a celebration of peace, love, justice, music and community action" designed to demonstrate "the power everyday human beings have when they come together — through music, art, community and action — to shape our country and our planet on, and beyond, Election Day."The festival description emphasizes its non-partisan positioning while making clear its focus on mobilizing citizens around issues of justice and community action heading into the critical November elections.Springsteen's announcement comes on the heels of some acts who were supposed to appear at the Trump-friendly Great American State Fair announcing they are pulling out.Bruce Springsteen ends a six-minute, anti-Trump speech by yelling: “Let them hear you in the f——— White House!” pic.twitter.com/DkHmbx29lV— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) May 28, 2026

Trump's 'slush fund' hits wall as judges hurl fresh fraud claims: WaPo

Donald Trump's controversial settlement with the Department of Justice to establish a $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund and shield himself from IRS audits is facing a major legal challenge, with 35 retired federal judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — demanding the court investigate whether the deal constitutes fraud.According to the Washington Post, the bipartisan group of former judges filed a motion in federal court in Florida alleging that Trump and federal prosecutors deliberately misled the court by failing to disclose the settlement when voluntarily dismissing the underlying IRS lawsuit.The retired judges' filing directly challenges the legitimacy of the agreement. "The purported 'settlement' that the parties never placed before this Court raises profound questions about the parties' candor toward the Court and manipulation of the judicial system, which threatens to undermine confidence in the administration of justice," it read.The judges called for U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams to set aside the judgment and reopen the case for "judicial review of the extraordinary — and historically unprecedented — circumstances presented by this litigation and by the collusive 'settlement.'"Trump, his two eldest sons, and the Trump Organization filed the initial lawsuit against the IRS in January seeking as much as $10 billion in damages. The suit claimed damages for the theft of their tax filings by a former agency consultant who leaked them to news organizations, the Post is reporting.Williams had previously expressed skepticism about the case itself, questioning whether the parties were "sufficiently adverse" given that Trump was simultaneously serving as president while suing the agencies he oversees.The retired judges argued that Trump and the federal government are "improperly using the IRS lawsuit to allow a 'commission' controlled by the President to dole out $1.776 billion in taxpayer dollars without constitutional or congressional authority" and to obtain "unlawful private benefits to the President and his family" by permanently barring any audits of Trump's prior tax returns.The filing represents the latest effort to block a settlement that would shield Trump from nearly $100 million in potential IRS liability while establishing a fund ostensibly designed to compensate others who claim they were targets of a "weaponized" justice system — but which critics say functions primarily as a slush fund for Trump allies and January 6 insurrectionists.

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'Outrageous!' Lawyer alarmed as Trump DOJ files criminal charges against E. Jean Carroll

Former White House ethics chief Norm Eisen was beside himself with fury on CNN over news that the Trump administration is pursuing a criminal investigation into former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who claimed President Donald Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.A jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after he left office the first time; he has maintained his innocence and fought furiously in appeal after appeal to get the verdict and damages thrown out."So, Norm, first off, what's your reaction to the DOJ launching this criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll?" asked Anderson Cooper."Anderson, it's so outrageous," said Eisen."Every American should be appalled at this pattern of Donald Trump utilizing the most fearsome power of our president, the investigation and possible prosecution of individuals whom he perceives to be his adversaries," said Eisen. "First, it was Tish James. That case was thrown out. Then Jim Comey. That case was thrown out. He's going after Comey again. That case is going to meet the same fate.""This is garbage," he added. "And it is alarming because it is a classic sign of authoritarians. Dictators would blush at Donald Trump's abuse of his criminal powers. And it's not American." - YouTube www.youtube.com