Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump's Department of Justice is establishing a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" using taxpayer money. The fund aims to compensate Trump's friends and supporters who faced prosecution or investigation under previous Democratic administrations. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former defense counsel, announced the initiative, stating it would settle a $10 billion lawsuit Trump and his family filed against the IRS. A five-member commission appointed by Blanche will administer the fund, with Trump retaining the power to remove any member. Critics, including Hillary Clinton and Senator Ron Wyden, have condemned the initiative as a "slush fund" designed to reward allies, including those pardoned for their involvement in January 6. In fullTrump’s DOJ announces $1.7B fund to pay his allies who were ‘unfairly’ investigated by DemocratsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Donald Trump's Justice Department has created a fund to send taxpayer money to those who have been wronged by the Biden administration and others.

The new fund could pay claims to the likes of Jan. 6 rioters and other purported victims of “lawfare” by previous administrations.

The fund was created as part of a settlement resolving Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his confidential tax records.

The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden…