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Uncle Joe

(65,564 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 10:20 PM Thursday

What (or who) is Trump's $1.776B fund really for? Debate roundup



The unprecedented lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Internal Revenue Service over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns years ago has led to an unprecedented arrangement that will make nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer funds available to allies of the president who say they were unfairly investigated by the government in the past.

The announcement of the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and the agreement the IRS can’t bring claims against Trump, his family or businesses for past tax issues have immediately drawn criticism from Democrats, public interest groups and former government officials who say that Trump is using the levers of the government he controls to set up a vast piggybank for his supporters and protect himself.

The panelists on CNN NewsNight, led by Sara Sidner, share a series of heated debates over the purpose of the fund.

0:00 DOJ sets up $1.8B fund to compensate MAGA
1:03 'Are these reparations?'
5:49 Dr. Cornel West predicts how this all plays out
8:17 Fmr GOP Rep: Trump 'is going about this all wrong'
10:40 DOJ 'forever' bans IRS from auditing Trump tax returns
14:20 'We all know this is b******t, okay?'
17:06 Slush funds: Biden vs Trump
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What (or who) is Trump's $1.776B fund really for? Debate roundup (Original Post) Uncle Joe Thursday OP
I think he is setting up a bunch of Brownshirt style militias. Midnight Writer Thursday #1
Since there is NO oversight of these funds, it will go straight to trump's pockets vapor2 Thursday #2

Midnight Writer

(25,772 posts)
1. I think he is setting up a bunch of Brownshirt style militias.
Thu May 21, 2026, 10:40 PM
Thursday

I don't think people have seen even the tip of what this man will do.

Just my opinion.

vapor2

(4,941 posts)
2. Since there is NO oversight of these funds, it will go straight to trump's pockets
Thu May 21, 2026, 10:57 PM
Thursday

This is a blatant heist

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