Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund Triggers GOP Backlash and White House Alarm
TL;DR
The Daily Beast reports that a $1.8 billion “compensation” fund for allies tied to Donald Trump has upended White House aides, who reportedly discussed ‘killing’ the fund to push through immigration-enforcement legislation. More than a dozen Republican senators, including Lindsey Graham, have urged dropping the plan, which was kept from most officials until it was announced. The fund would pay claims of government overreach, but there are concerns it could end up funding Jan. 6 defendants. A federal judge has blocked further action on the fund until a June 12 hearing, highlighting the political headache for the White House.
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- Insiders Spill Damning Details on Trump’s Slush Fund The Daily Beast
- Exclusive | Trump’s $1.8 Billion Settlement Fund Sparks Alarm Inside White House WSJ
- Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is stalled, and some allies are urging him to scrap it entirely CNN
- Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund The New York Times
- What Congress can and can’t do to rein in Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund The Washington Post
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