Trump May Drop IRS Suit in Return for $1.7 Billion ‘Weaponization’ Fund
President Trump may consider dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a proposed $1.7 billion fund aimed at compensating his political allies. This fund would address claims of wrongful targeting by the Biden Administration and is being expedited for approval. Critics have labeled the initiative as corrupt, raising ethical concerns about the implications of such a fund.
- ▪Trump may drop his lawsuit against the IRS for a $1.7 billion fund.
- ▪The fund would compensate those claiming wrongful targeting by the Biden Administration.
- ▪Democratic leaders have criticized the proposal as a form of corruption.
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President Donald Trump may drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for the government creating a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies who claim they were wrongly targeted by the Biden Administration.The plan, first reported by the New York Times and ABC News, would be paid for with taxpayer funds and is being fast-tracked, but has yet to be officially approved.Read More: The Danger of Turning Americans into EnemiesIf approved, the fund would be used to pay damages to people who say they were harmed by the Biden Administration’s “weaponization" of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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