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'This is a criminal act': DOJ's $1.776 billion 'slush fund' protested as 'blatant theft'

May 18, 2026Far Left

The Department of Justice announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund of taxpayer money that would be used to pay off President Donald Trump's allies, including Jan. 6 rioters, who say they were politically targeted by previous administrations.The 79-year-old president, his two elder sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the family-owned Trump…

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