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Conservative National Review slams Trump’s $1.7 billion 'slush fund'

May 19, 2026Left

When President Donald Trump and his allies dropped their $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), there was a condition: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would create a $1.7 billion fund to settle claims by people who say they were wrongly targeted for "lawfare" during Joe Biden's presidency.Democrats on Capitol Hill are…

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