Trump admin considers nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies targeted in DOJ investigations, sources say [View all]
Source: CNN
Trump administration officials are considering establishing a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who feel they have been unfairly investigated under previous administrations, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
The idea was floated as part of ongoing talks between President Donald Trump’s lawyers and DOJ about resolving the president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
One of the sources described the proposal as an effort to compensate those who have been “wrongly targeted by the weaponization of Biden’s DOJ.” Two other sources suggested the fund would not necessarily be limited to those targeted under former President Joe Biden, but “anyone unfairly investigated under any administration.”
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The fund is expected to be named the “The President Donald J. Trump Truth and Justice Commission,” one of the sources told CNN. The proposed $1.776 billion amount is a purposeful nod at the year of the country’s founding, as the America 250 celebration approaches.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/irs-doj-trump-fund-billion
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