President Donald Trump says the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insists that any decision on a payout would “have to go across my desk."

President Donald Trump was previously criminally charged in connection with efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss and retaining classified documents.

The contested investigations include the FBI’s investigation into possible connections between Russians and the 2016 Trump campaign, as well as the bureau’s 2024 investigation…