Trump Moves to Drop IRS Suit as DOJ Discloses $1.7 Billion Fund
The Justice Department said the fund will pay claimants who allege political targeting and will be overseen by a five-member commission appointed by the attorney general.
- On Monday, President Donald J. Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS as the Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' to compensate individuals alleging government targeting.
- Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization filed the $10 billion lawsuit in January 2026 after former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked their confidential tax returns to news outlets during 2019–2020.
- The fund operates under a five-member commission appointed by the Attorney General, with all claims processing mandated to conclude by December 15, 2028, according to Justice Department officials.
- House Democrats filed an amicus brief Monday to block the settlement, alleging the fund is a 'slush fund' that could enrich Trump loyalists and January 6 rioters while violating Article III constitutional requirements.
- Legal challenges mount against what Rep. Jamie Raskin termed a 'massive and unprecedented presidential plunder of the American people,' as critics warn the arrangement sets a dangerous precedent for presidential control over litigation.
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Document: Read Trump's "settlement" with the Trump admin
Senior officials in the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service on Monday signed off of the “settlement agreement” that ended President Donald Trump’s collusive lawsuit against the I.R.S. — an agency Trump oversees — by creating “The Anti-Weaponization Fund.”It is a cartoonishly evil, corrupt act in defiance of all ethical and democratic norms that is to transfer nearly $2 billion of federal funds ($1,776,000,000, to be precise) into …
Dem Sen. Bennet: DOJ $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund Is Not Legal
Monday on CNN's "The Source," Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) said the Department of Justice's settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump by creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those targeted by the Biden Justice Department was not legal.
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Kokomo TribuneWhat to know about Trump’s nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting
The Justice Department has announced a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” will provide a lawful process for victims…
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