In Effort to Get Confirmed, Blanche Signals Termination of Trump “Slush Fund”

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded a proposal for a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund that had been part of a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the IRS, intended to provide supposed victims of political prosecutions with financial compensation. Among those who could have qualified for the fund were participants in the violent attack on the U.S.
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Bipartisan Opposition Grows Against Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund

Lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties are pushing back against a so-called “anti-weaponization” fund, established by President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ), that is ostensibly designed to provide financial compensation to individuals who feel they’ve been unfairly targeted by the federal government. The fund was created following Trump’s decision to…
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