The Justice Department on Monday announced a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate anyone for perceived targeting by past administrations as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS.
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DOJ announces $1.8 billion fund as part of Trump settlement with IRS
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Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters
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The $1.776 billion in Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' fits a pattern of fanciful figures
The Justice Department on Monday announced a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate anyone for perceived targeting by past administrations as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are panning President Trump's more than $1.7 billion "weaponization fund" following a settlement with the Justice Department allowing “victims of lawfare” — including apparently former first son Hunter Biden — to receive cash payouts.
President Donald Trump is a studied beneficiary of the Overton window. That is, the many extreme and norm-busting things he does, over time, make things that would once be scandalous appear more mundane and unremarkable.
The Judgment Fund’s likely use as a slush fund to pay Trump allies comes after more than a decade of repeated warnings by one scholar that the pot of taxpayer money was vulnerable to political misuse.
