The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Blanche is expected to be pressed on the fund when he testifies Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

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…

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