Trump Moves to Drop IRS Suit as DOJ Discloses $1.7 Billion Fund
The Justice Department said the fund will pay claimants who allege political targeting and will be overseen by a five-member commission appointed by the attorney general.
- On Monday, President Donald J. Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS as the Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' to compensate individuals alleging government targeting.
- Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization filed the $10 billion lawsuit in January 2026 after former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked their confidential tax returns to news outlets during 2019–2020.
- The fund operates under a five-member commission appointed by the Attorney General, with all claims processing mandated to conclude by December 15, 2028, according to Justice Department officials.
- House Democrats filed an amicus brief Monday to block the settlement, alleging the fund is a 'slush fund' that could enrich Trump loyalists and January 6 rioters while violating Article III constitutional requirements.
- Legal challenges mount against what Rep. Jamie Raskin termed a 'massive and unprecedented presidential plunder of the American people,' as critics warn the arrangement sets a dangerous precedent for presidential control over litigation.
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As part of an agreement with the tax administration on a complaint he had filed, Donald Trump created a $1.8 billion "anti-instrumentalization fund" to help those he believes he has been voluntarily targeted by the justice system. This decision could in fact allow US President's support to receive tax revenues from the federal government.
US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in IRS lawsuit settlement
The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization’s current tax issues, according to a one-pa…
News headlines adopted Trump’s deceptive framing of his new $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund
There was no “weaponization” of the Biden Justice Department. There are no “victims” who deserve “compensation”. The $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund the Trump administration announced on Monday is not a legal “settlement” of Trump’s risible lawsuit against his own IRS. Everything about this heist of tax dollars is a lie and a fraud. In its scope and its shamelessness, it is arguably the most staggeringly corrupt act this country has ever…
Democrats Decry Trump’s $1.8 Billion “Slush Fund to Reward His Own Allies”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday a new “anti-weaponization” settlement fund as a condition of President Donald Trump voluntarily dropping his multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for the leak of his tax returns several years ago. Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization moved to drop the $10 billion suit Monday in… Source
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