slush fund

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Dahlia Lithwick: If you put “American politics as usual” in some imaginary halcyon past at 1 and Watergate at 10, where’s this slush fund scandal registering for you?

From Slate • May 26, 2026

In October, Takaichi inherited a moribund Liberal Democratic Party deserted en masse by voters in part because of inflation and a recent slush fund scandal.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

But in Miami Beach, without a slush fund for stone crabs?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“Instead of looking out for shareholders, the defendant allegedly treated the company as his personal slush fund, in violation of federal law,” U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

As you’ll remember, Nixon was at bay after a slush fund established to pay his election expenses was exposed in the press.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith