{"id":3358,"date":"2025-03-06T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2025-03-06T18:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T01:39:03","slug":"john-podestas-375-billion-epa-slush-fund-scandal-the-beginning-of-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2025\/03\/06\/john-podestas-375-billion-epa-slush-fund-scandal-the-beginning-of-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"John Podesta\u2019s $375 Billion EPA Slush Fund Scandal \u2013 The Beginning of the End?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Times, Dec. 15, 2022: How to Hand Out Billions in Climate Subsidies? Very Carefully.<\/strong><\/a>
\nWASHINGTON \u2014 John Podesta, President Biden\u2019s clean energy adviser, said the administration was working to ensure that a record $370 billion in new federal subsidies for electric vehicles, wind farms, batteries and other clean energy technologies is spent properly and avoids waste and abuse.<\/p>\n

Mr. Podesta said the White House would issue tax code guidelines by early next year to speed the delivery of the money, and was meeting with inspectors general from across the federal government to get advice on ways to safeguard against fraud.\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nIntroduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

On March 5, 2025, the New York Post dropped a bombshell: John Podesta, the Biden administration\u2019s climate czar and a Democratic Party heavyweight, allegedly oversaw a $375 billion Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) slush fund that funneled at least $20 billion into newly minted environmental charities\u2014many with scant records, no IRS filings, and ties to Democratic insiders. This revelation threatens to unravel not just Podesta\u2019s storied career but the entire network of operatives linked to what could be the most audacious money laundering scheme in U.S. history. With the FBI and DOJ already circling, this scandal might mark the beginning of the end for Podesta and his allies.<\/p>\n

The Scheme Unveiled<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Post\u2019s investigation exposes a jaw-dropping operation rooted in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a law sold as a climate change fix but now appearing as a Trojan horse for taxpayer plunder. Podesta, tapped by President Joe Biden in 2022 to helm the IRA\u2019s $370\u2013$375 billion climate fund, allegedly directed billions to groups like the Climate United Fund, which received a staggering $7 billion from then-Vice President Kamala Harris in April 2024\u2014just five months after its incorporation in Delaware on November 30, 2023. This outfit lacks IRS charity listings or federal filings, yet boasted of \u201chistoric investments\u201d for \u201ccleaner air\u201d and \u201cenergy security.\u201d Where did the money go? No one knows\u2014yet.<\/p>\n

NY Post: $375B EPA slush fund handled by John Podesta gave billions to charities founded only months earlier.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Biden administration funneled at least $20 billion dollars into environmental groups, most of which had only recently been founded, The Post has discovered.<\/p>\n

In one case, former Vice President Kamala Harris handed over a check for nearly $7 billion to Bethesda, Maryland, based group Climate United Fund, which does not appear in the IRS\u2019s charities database, and has no federal filings.<\/p>\n

The non-profit fund had only been incorporated in Delaware on November 30, 2023, according to public records, five months before Harris handed over the cash in April 2024.<\/p>\n

The cash for the charity came from a huge $370 billion climate slush fund of taxpayer money overseen by John Podesta, a political consultant who was chair of Hillary Clinton\u2019s failed 2016 bid for president and White House chief of staff to Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n

The FBI and the Department of Justice have both launched investigations into the grants, and bank accounts holding billions of dollars have been frozen as the EPA attempts to get it back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other recipients tell a similar story. The Justice Climate Fund, formed in 2023 with no tax filings or leadership transparency, pocketed $940 million. Power Forward Communities Inc., also launched in 2023 and linked to Democratic operative Stacey Abrams, reported a laughable $100 in revenue but scored $2 billion. These groups, barely off the ground, reek of shell companies designed to siphon cash with minimal oversight\u2014a setup Podesta, a political fixer with decades in the swamp, was uniquely positioned to orchestrate.<\/p>\n

The Smoking Gun<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The timing is damning. In the Biden administration\u2019s final weeks, $20 billion was rushed out the door, held at Citibank, as an \u201cinsurance policy\u201d against a Trump return, according to EPA adviser Brent Efron\u2019s 2024 Project Veritas confession: \u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019re on the Titanic and we\u2019re throwing gold bars off the edge.\u201d EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, now leading the charge under Trump, told the Post on February 13, 2025, that this cash lacked \u201cproper oversight,\u201d triggering investigations by the FBI, the DOJ, and the EPA\u2019s Inspector General. Bank accounts holding billions are frozen, and the net is tightening.<\/p>\n

Then, there\u2019s the insider angle. Zeldin revealed on the Alex Marlow Show that the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund\u2019s director jumped from an NGO to the Biden EPA and then handed their former employer $5 billion. Another grantee\u2019s CEO, previously on Biden\u2019s environmental justice council with $3 million over three years, suddenly landed $20 million. Posts on X amplify the outrage, with users like @RealAlexJones calling it a \u201cheist that dwarfs all scandals,\u201d and @AshleyWeis4 flagging \u201cred flags of corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

Podesta\u2019s Perilous Past<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Podesta\u2019s fingerprints on this mess aren\u2019t new. As Bill Clinton\u2019s chief of staff, Obama\u2019s counselor, and Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 campaign chair, he\u2019s weathered scandals\u2014think WikiLeaks\u2019 hacked emails hinting at cryptic \u201cpizza\u201d references tied to unproven Pizzagate rumors. But this? This is cash, not conjecture. His role in doling out $375 billion\u2014some estimate up to $783 billion with tax credits\u2014puts him at the epicenter of a scheme that could eclipse past controversies. Posts on X from @Zioinfiltration even revive old allegations, dubbing him a \u201cpedophile\/pederast,\u201d though evidence here sticks to financial malfeasance.<\/p>\n

The Dominoes Falling<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

This isn\u2019t just Podesta\u2019s reckoning\u2014it\u2019s a potential kill shot for a cabal of Democratic players. Stacey Abrams\u2019 Power Forward Communities ties her to the $2 billion grab. Kamala Harris\u2019s $7 billion check to Climate United implicates her directly. The Climate United Fund\u2019s Beth Bafford, a former Obama aide, and its Calvert Impact Capital roots suggest a deeper network of loyalists. The Post notes three Bethesda-based Calvert entities, muddying the money trail further\u2014classic laundering tactics.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration smells blood. Zeldin\u2019s vowing \u201caccountability over every penny,\u201d and with the FBI and DOJ involved, subpoenas and indictments could loom. Posts on X from @WorkPlaceRpt scream \u201c#MoneyLaundering,\u201d while @TheIntelSCIF ties it to \u201cNGOs and front companies.\u201d If the frozen billions lead to hard evidence\u2014bank records, witness flips, or whistleblower leaks\u2014this could topple not just Podesta but a generation of Democratic operatives who\u2019ve thrived on influence peddling.<\/p>\n

The Endgame<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Podesta\u2019s defiance may be his undoing. He\u2019s dodged bullets before, but $20 billion in taxpayer cash vanishing into phantom charities under his watch is a bridge too far. The lack of transparency\u2014nonprofits with no filings, projects like a $10.8 million Oregon solar loan dwarfed by billions unaccounted for\u2014screams fraud. If investigators connect the dots to campaign coffers or personal enrichment (a frequent X speculation), it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

This scandal could be the thread that unravels the Biden era\u2019s legacy and the Democratic machine\u2019s backroom deals. Podesta, Abrams, Harris, and lesser-known grantees face a reckoning as Trump\u2019s team digs in. The beginning of the end? It\u2019s looking that way\u2014unless they\u2019ve got one hell of a cover story. Stay tuned; the fallout\u2019s just starting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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