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How the Supreme Court Made Trump's $230 Million 'Shakedown' Possible

Trump demands $230 million as compensation for investigations into 2016 election interference and classified documents, enabled by Supreme Court rulings expanding presidential control.

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On Tuesday, October 21, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump "is demanding that" the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) "pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him." Discussing the matter in the White House Oval Office that day, Trump told reporters, "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself…. But I was damaged very greatly, and any money I would get I would give to …
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Mother Jones broke the news in United States on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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