Rep. Tim Burchett: Congressmen ‘TERRIFIED’ of DOGE, Paper Trail “Involves Wives & Girlfriends”

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is making predictions, and I wouldn’t want to be the guy betting against him.

The Department of Government Efficiency continues to draw fire and attract negative attention from democrats, RINOs, and the establishment news media.

The work of gutting the pork and rooting out the big money corruption that has become commonplace in the federal government has certainly caught the attention of the Washington DC old guard.

And according to Rep. Burchett, there’s one good reason: they are guilty, and they know their sins will find them out.

Burchett says the instrument of destruction that Congress is worried about isn’t a literal smoking gun or bloody glove.

It’s a paper trail of money leading back to the members of Congress who are complicit in unscrupulous (and illegal) use of their positions to enrich their own pocketbooks.

There are actually two different paper trails, according to Burchett.

First, there’s the paper trail leading back from our overseas aid, which he says leads right back to the pockets of Congressmen.

🚨BREAKING: Rep. Tim Burchett says he thinks there’s a “paper trail” of money that was sent overseas that ended up back in the pockets of lawmakers in Washington D.C.

He said there will soon be a lot of retirements.

What's your response? pic.twitter.com/2Zo3bqAU2C

— JD Vance News (@JDVanceNewsX) February 18, 2025

To cover that angle, here’s a clip of Rep. Burchett on Fox News talking about the theft that has gone on under the nose of the American taxpayer.

Democrats are terrified of @elonmusk and @doge because all of the graft comes back to Washington, D.C. when you follow the paper trail. They’ve been stealing, funding themselves along with our enemies, and now they’ve been caught.@ShawnRyan762@realLegendAfg pic.twitter.com/76Aw0KZZin

— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) February 17, 2025

That ‘paper trail’ that Rep. Burchett talks about in this case is going to be the trackable deposits that don’t match with the rest of a Congressman’s financial circumstances.

Several months ago we brought you the story of Piotr Kulpa, an Ex Polish Deputy Minister who was blowing the whistle on exactly what Burchett is talking about.

Kulpa claimed that a large amount of the aid sent from the U.S. to Ukraine turned around and came back to democratic officials in the form of kickbacks.

He believed that up to half of all the aid money sent had been returned to democratic officials in the U.S.

If true, that would make the Ukraine war and the American aid campaign the largest money laundering operation in history.

European Official: Up To 50% of Ukraine Aid Stolen, Large Amount Siphoned back to U.S. Democrats (Elon Musk Investigating)

That could explain why the democrats are exceedingly rabid about DOGE's work, when it makes them look exceptionally bad -- as if they're covering something up -- to play that card so often.

Maxine Waters is now seeking a "throwdown" against @ElonMusk.

"Elon Musk, where are you?! Bring your ass over here!...We're not afraid of you...He's a thief! He's a gangsta!"

The Democrats have lost their marbles.pic.twitter.com/0yskR6mvOc

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 11, 2025

But according to Rep. Burchett, that's only half the story.

There is a secondary 'paper trail' that leads back to the Congressmen who have gotten away with this corruption for far too long.

Burchett is expecting to see a flurry of retirements out of Washington DC as the other 'paper trail' is exposed.

So-called "no work jobs" are apparently being arranged by Congressmen through the power associated with their positions in which wives or girlfriends are employed by groups directly funded or controlled by Congress.

This "no work government jobs" scam isn't new, according to a report from Raw Story:

DOGE, said Burchett, "shows that every department is corrupt and you're going to see the money where it flows back to, and it goes right out of the American taxpayer's pocket into the back pocket of politicians in Washington."

"You're going to see congressmen ... that's who will start pitching a fit," Burchett continued. "You'll pay these guys in these committees start because they have a wife and or girlfriend that works for one of these companies or groups that is funded through one of these other government agencies. And they're going to pitch a fit. We found them in the past, they've been funneling money into campaigns and things like that."

Members of Congress giving no-work government jobs to romantic partners is not without precedent.

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Last year, former Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) lost re-election after reports emerged he added his mistress to congressional payroll, where she drew a $2,000-a-month salary in likely violation of House ethics rules.

I wonder how many of these Congressmen getting loud and obnoxious over DOGE's work are actually motivated far more by covering up their own secrets than the "privacy" concerns they have latched on to.

Here's another clip of Rep. Burchett talking about this corrupt system when News Nation interviewed him recently:

It does seems as though the democrats are devoid of any true point of contention worthy of putting up a true fight against DOGE.

And I don't think that's just because President Trump and Elon Musk devised a well thought out plan.

That has never stopped the democrats from coming after Republicans before!

But for some reason, the democrats are almost exclusively using the "but, the privacy!" argument.

Which coupled with their extreme rhetoric lately about how they want to clamp down on censorship and weaponize AI in order to snoop and control American citizens (for our safety, or course)... seems like a completely mismatched argument for the democrats to use.

But they keep resorting to that same old tactic and argument.

Could it be... that's all they have, and they're laying the groundwork for pushing back after their secrets are found out... using a "muh privacy" argument in court?  Maybe.

Just look at this legal attack designed to put DOGE in the crosshairs, and legally tie the team up -- in order to halt the investigations that are STOPPING GOVERNMENT WASTE AND CORRUPTION.

It takes some serious political guts to openly stand in the way cutting wasteful spending and curbing corruption.

You wouldn't think democrats would want to be anywhere near being painted as PRO-WASTE or PRO-CORRUPTION.

But that is the extreme political risk they are taking.  WHY???

Could it be... to protect those paper trails Rep. Burchett is warning us about?

Are those paper trails so damning that it would be far better to halt their exposure and look like a wasteful corrupt politician... than be found out and PROVEN to be one?

Musk is acting like he runs the U.S. government—but the Constitution does not allow an unelected super-president

We’re taking him & DOGE to court to impose consequences

I’ll discuss tonight at 6PM ET on @MSNBC w/ @CapehartJ pic.twitter.com/5FlSvnMRCY

— Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!) (@NormEisen) February 16, 2025

Rep. Burchett has made his prognostications.

Will there be an uptick in Congressional and Deep State retirees soon?  I wouldn't doubt it.

And I wouldn't doubt the Congressman on the other point, either -- there is good reason to believe those "no work jobs" are being passed around just like they always have been.

If anything, the excessive corruption and financial burdens created by the Biden-Harris White House would have created an increased motive and opportunity for those in power to use their positions in just this manner.

Rep. Burchett's forecast may not come true; he doesn't have a crystal ball or purport to have any remote viewing capabilities.

But if there's one thing I know... it's that the combination of hard earned experience and gut-level intuition is combination that is tough to beat.

Rep. Burchett has quite a bit of insight into these matters, and has shown a decent amount of intuitive understanding during the course of his time in the Congress.

As I began this article, so I'll end it -- I simply wouldn't want to be the guy betting against Tim Burchett.

And considering how much corruption has already been uncovered in these first few short weeks of DOGE investigations... I wouldn't want to be the guy betting on the righteousness of the U.S. Congress, either.