The New Republic | Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All by Harry Litman
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Harry Litman contends that the $1.776 billion “Anti‑Weaponization Fund” created through a settlement between Donald Trump and the Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a corrupt scheme that effectively provides Trump with a massive tax amnesty, rewrites the narrative of the Jan. 6 attack, and siphons public money for his benefit. He argues the settlement is a legal façade—purporting that Trump receives no economic benefit while an addendum on attorney‑general letterhead waives all tax liability for Trump, his family, and his companies—making it a public‑funded gift. By bypassing congressional appropriations, avoiding judicial review, and violating self‑dealing rules, the arrangement transgresses the authority of all three branches of government and ultimately harms the American public, a “brazen heist” that must be exposed.
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