Top Treasury Lawyer Reportedly Quit After Trump's Controversial $1.8 Billion IRS Settlement
The fund will pay Trump allies who claim political targeting, and five people selected by Todd Blanche will control the account.
- Treasury General Counsel Brian Morrissey resigned Monday, hours after the Trump administration announced a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to compensate individuals claiming wrongful investigation by the Biden-era Justice Department.
- The fund settles a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns, providing compensation for those claiming unfair targeting by previous administration prosecutors.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will oversee a five-member commission controlling the $1.776 billion, drawn from the federal Judgment Fund without requiring separate congressional approval.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Jamie Raskin condemned the arrangement as a "political slush fund," arguing it rewards political allies rather than addressing genuine legal misconduct.
- Morrissey served only seven months before departing; his resignation letter thanked President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, though he did not publicly explain his departure.
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Trump Pick Resigns at Treasury After 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
A senior Treasury official is out just as a controversial new pot of money comes in. Brian Morrissey, the department's general counsel, stepped down on Monday, mere hours after the Trump administration rolled out a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," three people familiar with the situation tell the New York...
New financial numbers expose true cost of Trump’s 'slush fund'
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Az.) noticed new economic data that shows a newly-created fund by the Department if Justice will likely cost Americans even more money than initially thought. CNN reported Tuesday that for the first time since the 2007 economic collapse, the 30-year US Treasury hit 5.2 percent. That is "its highest level" since that crash, prompting economists to worry about continued price hikes as the Iran war drags on. "Unsustainable gov…
Trump’s Treasury Top Lawyer Quits Hours After $1.776B Slush Fund Launch
The Treasury Department's chief legal officer stepped down on Monday, only hours after the Trump administration unveiled a $1.776 billion fund intended to reimburse individuals who say the previous administration unjustly targeted them. Brian Morrissey, who had also served in Trump's first term, left the general counsel position just seven months after being confirmed by the Senate, The New York Times reported. Morrissey's exit occurred on the s…
Top Treasury lawyer resigns over ‘anti-weaponization fund’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down Monday in the wake of the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could soon make payments to President Donald Trump’s political allies, according to three people familiar with the move.
Top Treasury lawyer quits after Trump anti-weaponization fund launch
A top Treasury Department attorney stepped down Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump and the Justice Department reached a settlement that created a new $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Brian Morrissey, the department’s general counsel, resigned just seven months after being confirmed by the Senate, according to The New York Times. So far, neither Morrissey nor the Treasury Department has commented. Fund parameters The Anti-Wea…
Top Treasury Lawyer Resigns After Creation of ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
WASHINGTON — The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down Monday in the wake of the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could soon make payments to President Donald Trump’s political allies, according to three people familiar with the move. Brian Morrissey, the Treasury’s general counsel, resigned from the position seven months after he was confirmed to it by the Senate and just hours after the Trump administratio…
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