The Democratic National Committee is blaming a late property tax bill on a procedural issue, the latest in a sequence of blunders from the party\u2019s executive leadership.<\/p>\n
The DNC owes the District of Columbia more than $300,000 in property taxes, interest and penalties on its flagship headquarters in Washington, D.C., accruing debt over six months. The building itself is valued at $12.1 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe processing issue resulted from standard fraud prevention practices, and we are promptly addressing it,\u201d DNC spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg told USA Today.<\/p>\n
Tax records show a $147,000 bill\u2014with $23,000 in late fees\u2014from February 17, with a due date of March 31. The records show someone from the DNC making a property tax payment of $166,700 on July 23, only to have it declined. And on Tuesday, the DNC received a penalty for nonsufficient funds. In total, the organization owed D.C. $313,000 as of Thursday.<\/p>\n
This news comes at a time of internal dysfunction at the DNC, as calls for Chairman Ken Martin\u2019s resignation grow louder as the committee is already $18.5 million in debt, still reeling from both a New York Times report detailing a paranoia-driven, phone-throwing outburst by Martin in July, as well as news of a staffer being scammed out of nearly $29,000 by an email from someone pretending to be Martin. It really couldn\u2019t get much worse, especially with massively consequential midterm elections less than three months away. This recent string of events does not inspire hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe question is not whether or not Ken should go,\u201d Leaders We Deserve President David Hogg told The New Republic late last month. \u201cThe question is how much longer can we afford to keep him, because this is not sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
MAGA world is unloading on Ohio Representative Max Miller.<\/p>\n
Senator Tim Sheehy tore into the Trump-backed congressman on Thursday, deriding him as a \u201cdegenerate sociopath.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of person would treat their daughter this way?\u201d Sheehy wrote on X, referring to a recent incident in which Miller allegedly withheld his child\u2019s favorite toy, seemingly out of spite. \u201cThis guy is clearly a degenerate sociopath.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMax should step aside and seek help,\u201d Sheehy continued. \u201cStaying in this race makes it far more likely we lose this seat and hand Democrats a majority to impeach President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller stands accused of physically abusing his ex-wife and two-year-old child. Court filings and police reports detail incidents in which Miller allegedly threw his ex-wife against a wall, tossed scalding water on her, and held a gun to her head. Medical records submitted during the couple\u2019s custody dispute also cited several injuries to their young daughter, including a broken collarbone that allegedly occurred during Miller\u2019s care.<\/p>\n
Stephanie Grisham, who briefly served as a White House press secretary during Donald Trump\u2019s first term and dated Miller between 2019 and 2020, has also accused him of physical abuse.<\/p>\n
The charges have made Miller a remarkably unpopular person, tanking his odds at the polls. Nonetheless, he has refused to back down, insisting on staying in the race through the November election.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere,\u201d Miller told CNN Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Trump has similarly refused to peel back his endorsement for the second-term MAGA lawmaker. On Monday, Trump insisted to reporters that Miller is a \u201cgood person.\u201d<\/p>\n