He was wronged by the IRS leak of his tax return, but this payment deal is rotten.
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is introducing legislation that would block a $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were the targets of politically-motivated prosecutions.Why it matters: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) could garner GOP support for the effort, with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) telling reporters on Wednesday he will "try…
The first claim has come in on Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, with a former Trump official asking for $2.7 million, according to reporting by CNN. "I was the target of the illegal Crossfire Hurricane investigation," wrote Michael Caputo in a letter acquired by CNN. "Our family suffered greatly during the dark era of political…
Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class. The post Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters appeared first on The Intercept.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) could soon provide access to a $1.776 billion compensation fund to allies of President Donald Trump who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday had to go on defense over the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund, a coffer he told lawmakers would be available to Trump campaign donors and those convicted of attacking police. Blanche appeared Tuesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for a previously scheduled hearing about the…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions Tuesday on President Trump's new $1.8 billion fund designed for people who the Justice Department says "suffered weaponization and lawfare" under the Biden administration. Nikole Killion has more.
The Justice Department has established a more than $1.7 billion fund for victims of weaponization under Joe Biden, which President Trump said will reimburse those who faced Biden-era political persecution. Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that the $1.776 billion weaponization fund, which was created as he dropped a $10 billion lawsuit…
Democrats will try to make sure Republicans pay a political price if they support the president's new payout scheme.
A top lawyer for the Treasury Department resigned Monday after the Justice Department announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate what it described as lawfare victims of the Biden administration. Brian Morrissey’s departure came hours after the fund was announced as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought…
