WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.

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.

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    10 hours ago

    The conflict of interest here is absolutely insane. That’s a conspiracy to defraud the government.

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    9 hours ago

    yo this is corrupt as fuck but like imma need a check for like $382,654,700.65 right away please and thank you

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    17 hours ago

    What I’m hearing the trump administration say is: “Pay us for being caught breaking tax law”

    Ladies and gentleman, the GOP: The party of personal accountability and financial responsibility. /s

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    part of a deal to resolve President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.

    Yup. The sitting president was suing an agency of his own executive branch, folks. A lawsuit he filed – checks notes – four months ago. They’re barely even trying at this point.

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    Wow, super stoked that my fucking taxpayer dollars are just getting handed to orangeboi regime cronies as a direct result of them vexatiously litigating their way out of a fucking crime

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    Good thing you can still look up all the convicted j6ers. Take them out of the equation before they can file for compensation