One GOP Congressman Is Vowing to End Trump’s $1.8 Billion Compensation Fund for Allies
Brian Fitzpatrick says he wants to stop the fund as Republicans seek details on its legal basis and oversight.
- President Donald Trump's administration established a nearly $1.8 billion fund on May 18 to compensate people claiming harm from government "weaponization," settling a lawsuit over leaked tax returns.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cited the 2011 Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement as legal precedent, though critics note the new fund lacks judicial oversight and distributes money to unrelated third parties.
- Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick vowed to block the fund, while police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued yesterday, calling it a "sham."
- Overseen by a five-member panel appointed by the attorney general, the fund operates without judicial review, prompting Senate Majority Leader John Thune to seek answers on oversight.
- Scheduled to stop processing claims on December 1, 2028, the fund faces expert warnings that its vague criteria could create an "ongoing political fund" for administration allies.
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Senate Majority Leader Thune breaks with Trump over $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded settlement
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he is “not a big fan” of a Justice Department-approved settlement that created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded payout fund, a rare public break between the top Republican in the Senate and the White House over what critics on both sides of the aisle are calling a deal the...
Two days after it was announced, a billionaire fund to indemnify allies who consider themselves persecuted by past administrations, with public money, was questioned for the first time in the courts, in the prelude to what promises to be a long and complex legal and political battle. The proposal came to the public on the same day that President Donald Trump closed an action against the U.S. Federal Revenue, with the promise that it will not be …
Trump IRS settlement: Why $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund lacks legal precedent
Why legal experts say Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund is unprecedented
President Donald Trump’s administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government “weaponization,” raising questions about whom among his allies and supporters – including those who rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6 – might get payouts from taxpayers, as well as what kind of influence Trump will wield over the fund.
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