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Remember about a year or a year and a half ago, when the Trump administration took over and started finding billions upon billions of dollars that had been allocated under the umbrella of the Environmental Protection Agency? It turned out that Stacey Abrams was part of a coalition of people and organizations that were trying to get their hands on that money. We did a lot of videos about Stacey Abrams’ two billion dollars. Trump and his team stopped that completely.
They said, “No, you’re not getting this money. ” That sparked a long legal battle, and the latest round ended yesterday with a decision from the U. S. Court of Appeals.
So today, we’re going to tell you what happened. Wow! Are you ready for this? I’ll give you a hint—Stacey Abrams is still in the race for that two billion dollars.
Actually, it’s more than two billion. It’s about twenty billion dollars. So let’s take a look at what happened here. These twenty billion dollars, remember, various organizations were getting pieces of it, and Stacey Abrams is famously or infamously connected to one of those organizations that was set to receive two billion of the twenty.
It’s called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. When Biden lost, he and his team were handing out all this money, just doling it out left and right. Then Trump and his team came in, found out about it, and said, “Wait, let’s stop this. ” Again, we did a bunch of videos on this.
It sparked this legal fight. These are the main updates that happened before yesterday. Because Trump and his administration stopped the money from being paid out, the climate groups got upset, right? These groups—one of which Stacey Abrams supposedly founded or started—filed a lawsuit.
They wanted to get their hands on the money. The court said, “Okay, while there’s this dispute between the government that’s refusing and the groups that want it, we’ll temporarily freeze the funds. ” Then a court ruled that the groups connected to Stacey had filed in the wrong court, essentially telling them, “You didn’t even file this lawsuit in the right court. You need to go file your claim for this money in a different court.
” That was the appellate court that issued that ruling, but they appealed to the full appellate panel. It’s called *en banc*. So that’s the decision that came down yesterday. The full appellate court, the entire panel, essentially said that Stacey and her allies are likely to win.
Meaning they’ll probably get this money. So they’re sending the case back to the lower court to move forward and make its ruling, and it looks like Stacey and her group will get the money. Now, there’s a new problem. There’s a complication.
While all this is happening, remember in 2025 there was one big beautiful bill, right? One big beautiful bill from Donald Trump. And in that bill, they actually rescinded the money for Stacey and her group. They thought ahead.
They said, “Guys, we’re not leaving this up to the courts. We’re going to claw back the money legislatively. We’re going to pull that money back. ” If you look at the money that Congress allocated—Congress has the power of the purse and appropriations authority.
Is the executive branch seizing that power? There’s something called the Impoundment Control Act. Are they impounding those funds? Are they allowed to do that as the executive branch?
I think that’s a solid debate. And personally, for separation of powers, we as Congress need to keep control of the purse strings moving forward. The executive can set policy and do all that. We’re the ones funding it.
So I think we should keep that power. But even though they clawed back the money legislatively, the appellate court ruled yesterday that Stacey and her group will likely be able to get this money. So now it looks like all of this is headed to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court will have to decide whether they want to take this case. If they do, they’ll have to sort out this whole mess.
So as of right now, Stacey and her group are ahead in the score. They’re getting closer to getting their hands on that twenty billion dollars, with Stacey getting her small share of two billion. Meanwhile, all of this is happening while Stacey Abrams, as far as I know, is still under subpoena to testify before the Georgia State Senate over some alleged shady dealings. The state ethics committee fined New Georgia Project $300,000, which is a group founded by the former Georgia representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
Yes, this complaint alleges violations of campaign finance laws in 2018 and 2019. Joining us now is Joe Ripley to explain why the fine. Joe, we’re talking about $300,000 here. That’s no small change.
What did you find? Not at all, Faith. This is actually the largest fine the state ethics committee has ever levied. This fine comes after a years-long investigation into complaints that the New Georgia Project violated campaign finance laws and failed to disclose money it raised and spent.
According to the consent order, the Georgia State Ethics Committee found that the New Georgia Project violated campaign finance law related to Stacey Abrams’ 2018 run for governor and the 2019 MARTA expansion referendum in Gwinnett County, both losing campaigns. In the consent order, the New Georgia Project admitted to 16 violations, including failing to properly register with the ethics committee and failing to disclose more than $4 million in campaign contributions, as well as more than $3 million in spending. In turn, the ethics committee fined the group $300,000, the largest campaign finance penalty in state history. So what you’ll see here is they’ll ask, “Hey, what did Stacey know?
” You know, it’s a clever and evasive way of working. You just go around setting up all these different organizations. You keep some loose connections to them. Maybe you get your hands on some money, but you don’t stay to manage it on a day-to-day basis.
You don’t stick around to pull the strings. And when they get in trouble or a crisis happens, the response is, “No, I just founded it. I wasn’t there. That’s just something I helped launch, but I’m not the one who did all that shady stuff.
” The committee first looked at the complaint in 2019, but a series of legal battles by the New Georgia Project delayed the decision for years. Cody Hall, an adviser to Governor Brian Kemp, is now questioning what Abrams knew, if anything, and when she knew it. Not only was the largest campaign finance fine in state history levied against the New Georgia Project, but they also agreed to every charge the ethics committee made in its investigations. Legal counsel for the New Georgia Project responded to the consent order with a statement expressing disappointment in a court ruling that was overturned on procedural grounds.
They added, “We are glad to finally put this behind us so the New Georgia Project can devote its full time and attention to its civic engagement and voter registration efforts for Black, brown, and young Georgians. ” When asked today whether the state ethics committee had found reason to believe Stacey Abrams herself had violated any laws, executive director David Emadi said it’s still under investigation. And that’s where Fox News reports that Stacey Abrams has been subpoenaed in the saga of alleged campaign finance violations. No one is above the law.
The Georgia Senate is intensifying its investigation into alleged campaign finance violations tied to Stacey Abrams’ voter advocacy group, with a prominent legislator vowing to follow the facts wherever they lead, as subpoenas were issued to Abrams and other key figures. The Senate Special Committee announced Monday that Abrams, along with New Georgia Project leaders Lauren Groh-Wargo and Nsé Ufot, must appear before lawmakers at the state capitol at 10:00 a. m. on Friday.
“The committee has a responsibility to follow the facts wherever they lead,” said State Senator Greg Dolezal, the committee’s vice chairman. “Georgia law requires transparency and accountability in our elections. ” The subpoenas stem from findings by the Georgia State Ethics Committee that the New Georgia Project and its action fund violated campaign finance laws during the 2018 election cycle. Look at that.
The groups admitted to 16 violations earlier this year and agreed to pay a $300,000 fine, the largest campaign finance penalty in Georgia history. The New Georgia Project was shut down and dissolved in 2025 following increasing financial and legal troubles. So yeah, this is a long-running saga. Wow!
I love covering this because it’s real legal complexity. So it’s not over yet. It looks like the Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether to hear the case or not. And if they do, they’ll have to make a ruling on what happens next.
I think the big question will be about that big beautiful bill, because when Trump and his team said, “We’re not giving you the money,” well, it was already appropriated by Congress. Can they really come in and say, “No, we’re not giving you the money Congress appropriated”? I don’t think so. But when a later Congress says, “Well, we’re clawing back the money,” hey, can they claw it back?
I think that’s what the Supreme Court will have to decide. Let me know what you all think. Leave a comment below. But before that, please stop and hit that share button.
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