GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick moves to block Trump’s $1.8B ally compensation fund

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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says he is exploring ways to block the Department of Justice’s plan to establish a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate Trump’s allies, vowing to draft legislative text after reviewing the funding source and congressional jurisdiction. The fund, overseen by five DOJ-appointed board members and drawing from the department’s judgment fund, has left other Republicans scrambling to learn details and assess oversight options through the appropriations process, signaling broader GOP scrutiny of the administration’s move.
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