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 fund would pay victims of so-called government weaponization.

The $1.8 billion fund has already been widely condemned by Democrats and ethics experts.

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.