A new $1.776 million fund could be used to compensate Jan. 6 rioters — and undermine the rule of law
The Justice Department announced that President Trump would be dropping his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in "exchange" for the creation of an "anti-weaponization fund." NBC News' Monica Alba reports on the announcement and how the fund could be used.
The unusual program aims to compensate people who claim they were harmed by the department.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), fresh off of his loss in the Louisiana Senate Republican primary, is calling out the Trump administration’s creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department, saying it raises the specter of self-dealing. “I don’t actually see any legal precedent for…
The Justice Department announced that it would set up a fund for people claim they have been "wronged" by former President Joe Biden's administration. The fund comes as President Donald Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS after a contractor leaked his tax records showing he wasn't as successful as he claimed in 2016.On Monday, Trump…
A Democratic congressional staffer flagged an eye-popping provision in the massive fund established by the Department of Justice to pay off President Donald Trump's allies.DOJ set aside $1.776 billion in taxpayer funds to compensate Trump allies, including Jan. 6 rioters already pardoned by the president, who say they were unfairly targeted by previous…
