"The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was announced by the Justice Department as part of a deal to resolve President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns."
"Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was “a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.”"
"Democrats and government watchdogs immediately pledged to fight what they called a “corrupt” and unprecedented resolution, warning that the arrangement would unjustly enrich people close to the president with taxpayer dollars and open the door to meritless claims of political persecution."
"“This case is nothing but a racket designed to take $1.7 billion of taxpayer dollars out of the Treasury and pour it into a huge slush fund for Trump at DOJ to hand out to his private militia of insurrectionists, rioters, and white supremacists, including those who brutally beat police officers on January 6, 2021, and sycophant accomplices to his election"
The Justice Department announced a $1.7 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate allies who say they were mistreated by the Biden administration. The fund was created as part of a deal resolving President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the fund provides a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress. Democrats and government watchdogs pledged to challenge the arrangement, calling it corrupt and unprecedented. They warned it could enrich people close to Trump with taxpayer money and encourage meritless claims of political persecution. Trump’s lawyers disclosed the case’s dismissal in federal court in Florida.
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