President Donald Trump is a studied beneficiary of the Overton window. That is, the many extreme and norm-busting things he does, over time, make things that would once be scandalous appear more mundane and unremarkable.

The administration has “no liability” for what recipients do with the money—which may be important given who they’re giving it to.

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The unprecedented lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Internal Revenue Service over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns years ago has led to an…

Trump's new $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" sets an extraordinary new precedent.

Trump using his “anti-weaponization” fund to put January 6 rioters on the dole is a whole new kind of corruption.

Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” isn’t just a payout to his supporters — it’s a loophole that could lead to a complete subversion of the Constitution.

Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” isn’t just a payout to his supporters — it’s a loophole that could lead to a complete subversion of the Constitution.

The fund, created after Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit with the IRS, can be used to pay out “victims of lawfare and weaponization.”

The fund, created after Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit with the IRS, can be used to pay out “victims of lawfare and weaponization.”

President Trump's critics are fuming after the DOJ announced a $1.776 billion fund that could compensate Trump allies, including Jan. 6 defendants.

"Imagine the fun Democrats will have documenting it all between now and 2028 as the worst kind of Washington political payoff."

President Donald Trump is a studied beneficiary of the Overton window. That is, the many extreme and norm-busting things he does, over time, make things that would once be…

President Donald Trump’s administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government “weaponization,” raising questions about whom…

The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is an extraordinary example of bald self-dealing

Democrats argue that the fund will be used to compensate January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump.

President Donald Trump’s settlement with his own government to create a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appears to be going over like a lead balloon on Capitol Hill.

This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling the Department of Justice’s so-called anti-weaponisation fund ‘corruption…

Former New Jersey attorney general Matt Platkin on the legality of the controversial fund created by President Trump’s IRS settlement.