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Ex-Trump lawyer seeks 'anti-weaponization' payout for relief from Trump's attacks: report

May 21, 2026Far Left

With President Donald Trump establishing a $1.776 billion compensation fund for people who have supposedly faced "weaponization" of federal law enforcement, MAGA allies are lining up and chomping at the bit to get a cut of the pie — but they're not the only ones.According to NBC News, Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney and now a sworn enemy of…

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