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Case Files tagged: "Extortion"

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Education EDU-HIG-001

The Siege of the University of California: A Billion-Dollar Shakedown

Blocked by court

The Trump administration freezes $300M in grants to UCLA and demands a $1 billion 'settlement' payment to restore funding, coupled with requirements to screen students for 'anti-Western' views. A federal judge later blocks the move as unconstitutional coercion.

Executive capture FED-TRD-003

The Global Shakedown: Tariffs as Extortion

Active extortion

The Trump administration operationalizes a 'pay-to-play' trade policy, demanding massive, often vague financial investment pledges from South Korea ($350B), Japan ($550B), and the EU ($600B) in exchange for lowering threatened tariff rates.