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Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump’s audit into federal spending has unearthed troubling findings, including the alleged existence of a $375 billion slush fund. This massive sum, funneled through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has reportedly benefited key Democratic figures, including activist and politician Stacy Abrams.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin froze some award funds. On Tuesday he questioned why $7 Billion was awarded to a coalition of nonprofits.

Climate United says it has been shut out of a bank account holding the money since Feb. 18 and cannot access the funds it was awarded in August. The group says it has received no explanation for the freeze from either EPA or Citibank, which administers the funds.

“Climate United has sought information on why its funds are being frozen and has been stonewalled at every turn,” coalition attorney Adam Unikowsky of Jenner & Block wrote.

The distribution of some of these funds has come under scrutiny, with reports suggesting that John Podesta—a long-standing Democratic operative with deep ties to Hillary Clinton—was responsible for handling the money. Podesta was appointed in 2022 by President Joe Biden to oversee climate-related funding efforts, a decision now being heavily questioned.

Kamala Harris and a Mysterious $7 Billion Check

Further complicating matters, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana has pointed to suspicious financial activity linked to former Vice President Kamala Harris. 

According to Kennedy, a $7 billion check was personally delivered by Harris to a Bethesda, Maryland-based group called The Climate United Fund (TCUF). However, concerns have been raised about the legitimacy of this organization:

• TCUF was incorporated only on November 30, 2023, just five months before receiving the massive cash infusion.
• The organization has no federal filings and is absent from the IRS Charities database.
• Despite receiving $7 billion, it has only publicly disclosed $8 million for a solar project loan and $32 million for university solar projects—a fraction of the total grant.

With no publicly available accounting or detailed spending plans, watchdog groups are questioning why newly formed middleman organizations like TCUF are being used instead of established environmental groups.

EPA’s $20 Billion 

Another major concern is the EPA’s rapid allocation of $20 billion, which was reportedly held by Citibank before being directed toward a nonprofit tied to Stacy Abrams. Lee Zeldin, the newly appointed EPA administrator, has since launched an effort to reclaim these funds.