Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise:
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Justice Department Announces Fund in Trump IRS DisputeThis week, the Justice Department announced $1.8 billion to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
Key FactsMay 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- This week, the Justice Department announced plans for a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to settle a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed personally against the IRS.
- According to the article, Congress did not authorize this specific fund, while injured Capitol Police officers are challenging its legality in a lawsuit.
- Judge Kathleen Williams closed the case without approving the settlement or confirming that any settlement had been placed on the court record.
- A memo disclosed on Tuesday after the case was formally closed purportedly sought to shield Trump, his family members, and his personal businesses from future claims related to earlier IRS tax returns.
Collusive settlements are a species of fraud.— Philip Allen Lacovara, former deputy solicitor general, explaining that such settlements are fraud, typically involving self-interested deals where a person with insurance settles a bogus claim to shift costs to an insurer; courts find settlements to be fraudulently collusive when there is no real effort to defend against liability or to contest the exaggerated damages.
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