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 2008, both Lee Jae-yong and his father resigned after a former Samsung lawyer turned whistle-blower claimed knowledge of a slush fund that was being used for bribes and political payoffs.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Instead, he siphoned the money into a personal slush fund, leased a Manhattan apartment, renovated a lakefront property and spent $3,000 on a birthday dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant, according to the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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
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
