Trump Holding Taxpayers Hostage
House Democrats say the $1.776 billion fund shields Trump and allies from IRS scrutiny and could pay political allies, including Jan. 6 rioters.
- On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano regarding the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
- The settlement bars the IRS from future actions against Trump and his relatives, effectively acting as a "super-pardon" that lawmakers fear could benefit January 6 rioters and other presidential allies.
- Raskin introduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026 to block the fund, moving to subpoena Blanche, Bisignano, Bessent, and other officials involved in creating it.
- During questioning, Blanche defended the settlement amid scrutiny over transparency and eligibility rules, though the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee rejected proposed subpoenas in a party-line vote.
- Lawsuits filed by Capitol Hill police officers aim to dissolve the fund, arguing its design violates the Constitution and that "Congress and Congress alone has the power of the purse.
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Trump holding taxpayers hostage
I was reading about the Justice Department authorizing $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to compensate people selected through a process tied to President Donald Trump, in exchange for dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
The US president sued his own state apparatus and made a deal: Trump creates a billion-dollar fund from taxpayers' money to compensate loyalists. He and his family are also never to fear tax audits again.
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