"We all saw what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. Donald Trump urged his followers to prevent the lawful transfer of presidential power, even though he lost the 2020 election by 7 million votes. He was immediately impeached for this. A majority (57 percent) of the U.S. Senate, including seven Republicans, voted to convict Trump and banish him from office forever."
"All of this has been documented in excruciating detail first by a bipartisan congressional committee, and later in the Justice Department's own criminal investigation (The Jack Smith Report, dated Jan. 7, 2025). Shamefully, the official White House website now promotes Trump's false narrative of a stolen election and blames everybody else, including law enforcement, for the events of Jan. 6. Taxpayers are funding this brazen assault on truth, written to appease an audience of one."
"In 2022, per the Rockefeller Institute, California paid about $692 billion in federal taxes, getting about $609 billion back in federal spending. Where did our $83 billion go? Might that have something to do with our economy? In 2024, per USAFacts, California paid $805.7 billion in Federal taxes, getting back $530.1 billion in Federal spending. Where did our $275.6 billion go? Maybe that has a little to do with our economy."
Jan. 6, 2021 involved Donald Trump urging followers to prevent the lawful transfer of presidential power despite losing the 2020 election by seven million votes. The U.S. Senate vote to convict included 57 percent support and seven Republicans. A bipartisan congressional committee and the Justice Department's criminal investigation (Jack Smith Report, Jan. 7, 2025) documented the events. The official White House website currently promotes a stolen-election narrative and attributes blame to others while using taxpayer funds. California paid substantially more in federal taxes than it received in federal spending in 2022 and 2024, affecting its fiscal position.
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