Trump’s $1.7B IRS Slush Fund Draws Bipartisan Backlash
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Trump is pursuing a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded pool via the IRS to pay allies who claim persecution by the Biden administration, via a new five-member Truth and Justice Commission with limited oversight and private recipient identities; the plan would replace his shelved $10 billion IRS lawsuit, and has drawn bipartisan criticism as a potential 'slush fund' while a federal judge questioned the legality of Trump suing agencies he oversees.
- Shocking Scale of New Trump Grift Is Revealed The Daily Beast
- Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden The New York Times
- Top Judiciary Democrat Raskin blasts possible Trump-IRS settlement ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Justice Department considers settling Trump’s $10 billion IRS leak lawsuit CNN
- Suing His Own IRS? Creating a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund? What the Hell Is Trump Trying to Pull? Mother Jones
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