US EditionTrump quips about seeking DOJ settlement: ‘I hereby give myself $1 billion’
Trump demands $230 million from the Department of Justice over federal probes and jokes about a $1 billion payout amid ongoing litigation and administrative claims.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump sued the United States and demanded $230 million from the Department of Justice during a Rocky Mount speech.
- After Trump left office in 2021, he filed two complaints in 2023 and 2024 through an administrative claim process citing the FBI's August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search and Justice Department probes.
- Joking onstage in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, President Donald Trump suggested giving $1 billion to charities but then alternated between saying `I hereby give myself $1 billion` and wavering over keeping the money.
- Special counsel Jack Smith told Congress his team had developed `proof beyond a reasonable doubt` of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 results but dropped the cases after the 2024 election.
- Amid congressional disclosures, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley published emails suggesting the FBI doubted probable cause for the August 2022 Mar‑a‑Lago raid, while DOJ insisted otherwise, and earlier Friday President Donald Trump called the raid `illegal and disgusting`.
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Trump Jokes About Suing DOJ: 'Hereby Give Myself $1 Billion'
President Donald Trump used tongue-in-cheek remarks at his Friday night appearance in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to spotlight his effort to seek nearly $230 million from the Justice Department over past federal investigations, joking about the unusual situation of pursuing claims against an agency he now oversees.
On his "affordability" tour, Trump brags of his latest grift: "I Hereby Give Myself $1 Billion"
Trump has become so casual about using his office to grift that he no longer hides it. Why bother? Trump has proved that fortune frequently favors the fraud. In Rocky Mount, NC, on the second stop of his “Believe Me Not Your Lying Eyes” tour, Trump...
Trump Brags About Suing the Government and Declares, ‘I Hereby Give Myself $1 Billion’
Speaking at a rally on Friday night, President Donald Trump bragged about his demand that the U.S. government give him a huge payout, and said he would be the ultimate arbiter of whether he will receive the money. In October, The New York Times reported that Trump was demanding that the Department of Justice pay him $230 million as compensation for the two federal investigations into his activities. Trump submitted claims through an administrati…
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