The settlement will create an “anti-weaponisation fund” to compensate people who claim to have been victims of US government lawfare, possibly including those convicted over the January 6 riots, stunning his Democrat opponents.

The fund would pay victims of so-called government weaponization.

Taxpayers will provide roughly $1.8 billion to the president and his allies—including January 6 insurrectionists.

Trump has dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service amid reports that he is poised to gain control over a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund.

“The Anti-Weaponization Fund” to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare...

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.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was "a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek…

Fund will be used to settle claims that the department improperly targeted US president’s allies

The $1.776 billion ‘slush fund’ will be funded by taxpayers and be administered by a five-member commission appointed by Trump’s ex-defense lawyer

The US Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were politically persecuted by…

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…

The money will reward Trump allies who believe they were mistreated by the Justice Department under the Biden administration.

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The settlement will create an “anti-weaponisation fund” to compensate people who claim to have been victims of US government lawfare, possibly including those convicted over the…

A new settlement will disburse $1.76 billion to victims of so-callled "lawfare," who were prosecuted under President Joe Biden. Critics have said the move amounts to "outright…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.

The “anti-weaponization fund” could compensate Jan. 6 riot defendants and Trump allies who say they were political targets of the Biden administration.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to settle claims that the justice department improperly targeted his political allies in…

The fund was part of a settlement agreement by Trump to drop his lawsuit against the IRS