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Trump's $1.8 billion compensation fund: Why his allies want to kill plan amid IRS lawsuit
The so-called "anti-weaponization" fund was established as part of a broader agreement to resolve a lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS. The lawsuit itself stemmed from the public release of Trump's tax returns by a whistleblower during his first term in office.

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Trump seeks $1.7 billion fund to pay allies in exchange for dropping IRS lawsuit: reports
President Trump drops lawsuit against IRS
DOJ ordered to address fraud claims surrounding Trump's IRS settlement
A federal judge has essentially reopened President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, investigating allegations of fraud surrounding the settlement of the case.

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Federal Judge Reopens Trump's $10B IRS Lawsuit, Demands Administration Respond To 'Grievous Allegations'
Miami federal judge probes Trump’s $1.8 billion IRS lawsuit settlement
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump administration's 'anti-weaponization' fund
President Trump attacked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Truth Social Saturday after Cooper blocked a planned two-year Kennedy Center closure and ordered Trump's name removed from the buildi...

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‘Doesn’t give a damn about the American people’: Dem torches Trump over blatant corruption
Judge agrees to reopen Trump’s $10B IRS case for further scrutiny

Bessent trashes Newsom plan to tax payments from Trump fund

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to tax payouts from Trump's reparations fund as 'stupid.'
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Why Trump’s Social Security tax plan mostly helps high-income retirees

Trump’s plan to end federal taxes on Social Security could boost high‑income retirees, strain the trust fund & leave lower‑income seniors with little benefit.

Trump Drops IRS Suit Amid Reports of Deal for $1.7 Billion ‘Weaponization’ Fund

The proposed settlement would create a fund for Jan. 6 defendants and others who claim the Biden Administration weaponized the legal system against them.

Gavin Newsom calls for 100% tax on Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’

Gov. Gavin Newsom has no intention of letting Jan. 6ers off the hook. In a news conference Wednesday in which the California governor slammed President Trump and signed an emergency bill to block election interference,

‘There’s No Cure For Stupid’: Bessent Blasts Newsom Tax Plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed Gavin Newsom’s proposed 100% California tax on Trump Anti-Weaponization Fund payments.
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CT Senate Leader Plans 100% Tax On Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

The fund is intended to pay people who claim to be victims of government “weaponization,” including those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection when an armed mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.

Trump, the great unifier for Democrats, is dividing the GOP with $1.8B plan to pay Jan. 6 rioters, pardon himself | Friendly Fire

Julie Roginsky (a Dem) and Mike DuHaime (GOP) discuss how Trump's self-protective maneuvers and controversial compensation schemes are testing the limits of presidential power and Republican loyalty.

Trump Accounts have a 'tax-advantaged' alternative, CFP says — yet few families are capitalizing

Trump Accounts, which launch this summer, will offer another tax-deferred savings option for families. But experts say 529 plans offer greater tax advantage.

Newsom wants to claw back Trump fund cash as California burns billions on rail and other 'boondoggles'

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a 100% tax on Californians who receive money from Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund, calling it a reward for Jan. 6 rioters.