Treasury General Counsel Leaves as Trump Funds Anti-Weaponization Initiative
TL;DR
Brian Morrissey, the Treasury Department’s general counsel, resigned the same day the Trump administration announced a roughly $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund’ to settle Trump’s lawsuit over IRS-leaked tax returns; financed through the federal judgment fund and overseen by a five‑member commission appointed by the attorney general, the move drew bipartisan criticism over the appearance of self‑dealing.
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- Trump's past tax returns get protection from IRS enforcement under 'lawfare' fund settlement CNBC
- US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns The Guardian
- Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ The New York Times
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