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Trump Won’t Be Paid by ‘Weaponization’ Fund, DOJ Memo Says

May 21, 2026Center

The Justice Department told senators that President Donald Trump and his sons won’t financially benefit from a new $1.8 billion fund to address victims of government “weaponization” and assured them the money would carry no partisan restrictions.

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