Todd Blanche, acting attorney general in Donald Trump's administration, will appear on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, and is expected to face intense scrutiny over Justice Department plans to create a $1.776-billion US fund to pay allies of the Republican president who believe they were targeted politically.

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 Justice Department has announced a $1.7 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration.