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Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to 'defund' the entire state of New York over the Trump verdict [1]
['Bryan Metzger']
Date: 2024-06-03
A New York jury Thursday found Trump guilty of 34 felony charges.
Now Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to cut off all federal funding to the state as punishment.
It almost certainly won't happen — but don't be shocked if other GOPers get on board with the idea.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to cut off all federal funding to the US's fourth-most-populous state.
The Georgia Republican said she would push House Speaker Mike Johnson to "defund" the state of New York after former President Donald Trump was convicted Thursday of 34 felony charges related to "hush money" payments he made to the porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
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