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You cannot sue yourself, settle with yourself, and then write yourself a check from the Treasury. Donald Trump is trying to do exactly that. Welcome to Episode 15 of the Corruption Chronicles. Trump is expected to drop his lawsuit against his own IRS for $10 billion over the leak...

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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources told ABC News.
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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources told ABC News.

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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

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Sources say President Trump is preparing to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a nearly $2 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration.
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Sources say President Trump is preparing to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a nearly $2 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration.

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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. ABC News' Katherine Faulders reports.
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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. ABC News' Katherine Faulders reports.

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The Justice Department and Donald Trump are finalizing a deal to launch "Truth and Justice Commission" The ‘Truth and Justice Commission’ will be created to pay victims of government weaponization Trump is agreeing to drop his $10 billion dollar lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax returns in exchange for this new commission “President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS may soon be dropped — The lawsuit stems from the leak of some of his tax returns in 2019 and 2020 by a government contractor who pled guilty in 2023. And now sources say the president is preparing to drop the $10 billion lawsuit in exchange for the creation of a fund that would compensate his allies who claim they were targeted by the, quote, weaponize the Biden Justice Department” This is a very good thing The “Truth and Justice Commission” would oversee a $1.776 billion compensation fund (The number references 1776, the year of U.S. independence) It will compensate individuals and entities who claim they were victims of “government weaponization” during the Biden administration Most of the 1,600 people charged in connection with January 6 will be eligible for compensation The commission would have 5 members. 4 appointed by the Attorney General, with Trump reportedly able to remove them without cause (if they aren’t doing their jobs) Make it permanent. As long as there are Democrats they will weaponize the justice system against Americans
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The Justice Department and Donald Trump are finalizing a deal to launch "Truth and Justice Commission" The ‘Truth and Justice Commission’ will be created to pay victims of government weaponization Trump is agreeing to drop his $10 billion dollar lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax returns in exchange for this new commission “President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS may soon be dropped — The lawsuit stems from the leak of some of his tax returns in 2019 and 2020 by a government contractor who pled guilty in 2023. And now sources say the president is preparing to drop the $10 billion lawsuit in exchange for the creation of a fund that would compensate his allies who claim they were targeted by the, quote, weaponize the Biden Justice Department” This is a very good thing The “Truth and Justice Commission” would oversee a $1.776 billion compensation fund (The number references 1776, the year of U.S. independence) It will compensate individuals and entities who claim they were victims of “government weaponization” during the Biden administration Most of the 1,600 people charged in connection with January 6 will be eligible for compensation The commission would have 5 members. 4 appointed by the Attorney General, with Trump reportedly able to remove them without cause (if they aren’t doing their jobs) Make it permanent. As long as there are Democrats they will weaponize the justice system against Americans

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This week the Trump Justice Department created a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off Jan. 6 rioters and Trump allies. He wants to use your tax dollars to compensate people who claim the Biden DOJ was unfair to them. This travesty is the outcome of Trump's personal lawsuit against the IRS — the one over the fact that someone leaked his tax returns during the Biden administration. Trump said at the time the money would go to charity. It is not going to charity. I've spent my career in criminal justice reform. I know the people this system has actually harmed. People who were completely innocent — who sat in prison for 20 years, 30 years, for crimes they did not commit. When they got out, they got nothing. To pick THIS group — Jan. 6 rioters, some of whom beat police officers — and write them a $1.7 billion check from the American taxpayer is NOT justice. It is an insult.

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Sources tell ABC News that President Trump is ​expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund that would compensate his allies. ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports.
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Sources tell ABC News that President Trump is ​expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund that would compensate his allies. ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports.

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PabloReports: What do you make of this $1.7 billion slush fund that Trump is proposing from the IRS for January 6th insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters? Johnson: That is the most outrageous proposal I’ve heard come out of this administration. Giving him a $1.7 billion fund to reward his friends—it’s just in-your-face corruption.
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Donald Trump now wants a $1.7 BILLION slush fund to pay the January 6 insurrectionists and his MAGA allies. This is an incredible level of corruption that YOU, the taxpayer, would be paying for.
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Donald Trump now wants a $1.7 BILLION slush fund to pay the January 6 insurrectionists and his MAGA allies. This is an incredible level of corruption that YOU, the taxpayer, would be paying for.

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President Trump dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against his own government in exchange for a $1.776 billion slush fund to steer our tax dollars to election deniers and insurrectionists. If our Republican colleagues have any respect for the Constitution and the powers of Congress, they will join us and put a stop to this rank corruption.
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President Trump dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against his own government in exchange for a $1.776 billion slush fund to steer our tax dollars to election deniers and insurrectionists. If our Republican colleagues have any respect for the Constitution and the powers of Congress, they will join us and put a stop to this rank corruption.

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Jayapal: First, Trump essentially sues the IRS for taxpayer dollars for himself, and then he says he’ll drop the lawsuit if he gets his $1.7 billion slush fund for the January 6th insurrectionists that he pardoned. It is an outrage that taxpayers are having to pay for this and that we have a president who is exercising such open corruption and expecting us to go along with it.
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Jayapal: First, Trump essentially sues the IRS for taxpayer dollars for himself, and then he says he’ll drop the lawsuit if he gets his $1.7 billion slush fund for the January 6th insurrectionists that he pardoned. It is an outrage that taxpayers are having to pay for this and that we have a president who is exercising such open corruption and expecting us to go along with it.

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🇺🇸 Trump turned a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS into a $1.8 billion fund for his own supporters, all without Congressional approval. The deal also requires the IRS to drop all pending audits involving Trump, his family, and his businesses. So Trump used a lawsuit against his own government as leverage to shield himself from tax scrutiny, direct nearly $2 billion to allies, and bypass Congress entirely. 2 federal judges have already blocked the deal, pending further hearings. The White House calls it an "anti-weaponization" fund. Critics call it something else: a president using public money to settle a personal legal dispute while removing his own tax oversight. Source: The Economist (YouTube)
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🇺🇸 Trump turned a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS into a $1.8 billion fund for his own supporters, all without Congressional approval. The deal also requires the IRS to drop all pending audits involving Trump, his family, and his businesses. So Trump used a lawsuit against his own government as leverage to shield himself from tax scrutiny, direct nearly $2 billion to allies, and bypass Congress entirely. 2 federal judges have already blocked the deal, pending further hearings. The White House calls it an "anti-weaponization" fund. Critics call it something else: a president using public money to settle a personal legal dispute while removing his own tax oversight. Source: The Economist (YouTube)

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When asked by CBS News’ Nancy Cordes whether people who committed violence against Capitol Police officers on January 6 should be eligible for compensation from a new DOJ fund, President Trump said the decision would be left to a committee of “highly respected” people. "I do believe there has to be compensation for people that were destroyed," Trump said. Trump and the Justice Department reached a $1.7 billion settlement in the president's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over the leak of his tax returns. A $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" will be created Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's direction to "provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare."
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When asked by CBS News’ Nancy Cordes whether people who committed violence against Capitol Police officers on January 6 should be eligible for compensation from a new DOJ fund, President Trump said the decision would be left to a committee of “highly respected” people. "I do believe there has to be compensation for people that were destroyed," Trump said. Trump and the Justice Department reached a $1.7 billion settlement in the president's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over the leak of his tax returns. A $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" will be created Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's direction to "provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare."

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PabloReports: What do you make of this $1.7 billion slush fund that Trump is proposing from the IRS for January 6th insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters? Aguilar: This shouldn’t surprise anybody. This is a guy who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists, and now, as part of that commitment to them, he wants to give them a check. It’s terrible, but this is exactly who he is.
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PabloReports: What do you make of this $1.7 billion slush fund that Trump is proposing from the IRS for January 6th insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters? Aguilar: This shouldn’t surprise anybody. This is a guy who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists, and now, as part of that commitment to them, he wants to give them a check. It’s terrible, but this is exactly who he is.

Acyn

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PabloReports: What do you make of this $1.7 billion slush fund that Trump is proposing from the IRS for January 6th insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters? Scanlon: It’s endless grift. I have never seen such a bunch of snake-oil salesmen. I think it’s probably accurate that his lawsuit against the government—where he was going to settle with himself for $10 billion—was about to be thrown out because it’s a complete fraud. So now he’s trying to pivot and set up another slush fund he can use to pay off people who do whatever he wants, including storm the Capitol. I think it’s despicable, and I hope the judge puts an end to it.
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PabloReports: What do you make of this $1.7 billion slush fund that Trump is proposing from the IRS for January 6th insurrectionists and pardoned fraudsters? Scanlon: It’s endless grift. I have never seen such a bunch of snake-oil salesmen. I think it’s probably accurate that his lawsuit against the government—where he was going to settle with himself for $10 billion—was about to be thrown out because it’s a complete fraud. So now he’s trying to pivot and set up another slush fund he can use to pay off people who do whatever he wants, including storm the Capitol. I think it’s despicable, and I hope the judge puts an end to it.

Acyn

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🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is DROPPING his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a $1.776 billion COMPENSAITON FUND for those wrongly targeted and prosecuted by the Biden admin — ABC 47 scoring ANOTHER WIN! 🔥 And he did it for Americans who were wronged 🇺🇸 The lawsuit was originally filed after a government contractor admitted to stealing Trump's and other wealthy Americans' tax info, and leaking it to media outlets in 2019-2020
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🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is DROPPING his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a $1.776 billion COMPENSAITON FUND for those wrongly targeted and prosecuted by the Biden admin — ABC 47 scoring ANOTHER WIN! 🔥 And he did it for Americans who were wronged 🇺🇸 The lawsuit was originally filed after a government contractor admitted to stealing Trump's and other wealthy Americans' tax info, and leaking it to media outlets in 2019-2020

Eric Daugherty

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