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Trump Abandons $1.8 Billion Fund After GOP Backlash Over J6 Payments
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California's Election Shakeup + Microsoft's AI Spy Badge
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"Donald Trump abandons the $1.8 billion. The fund was created as part of a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over leaking the 2019 tax return to the media. It's now being killed after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson raised objections to the White House fund during a private meeting with the president on Monday afternoon."
President Trump has abandoned his controversial $1.8 billion settlement fund after intense Republican opposition led by Speaker Mike Johnson. The fund, created from a lawsuit settlement over leaked tax returns, faced bipartisan criticism as a slush fund potentially compensating January 6 defendants who assaulted police. Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked Trump's immigration enforcement bill until the administration dropped the fund, forcing Trump to relent and declare it dead for now.
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