The New Republic | Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Finds Its First Shady Applicant by Finn Hartnett
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Michael Caputo, a former Trump administration aide who once oversaw HHS communications and later helped shape the administration’s COVID response, has filed a claim seeking $2.7 million in damages from the government, arguing that the “illegal” Mueller‑era “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation devastated his family and left him under ongoing FBI scrutiny. In a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, obtained by CNN, Caputo says the investigation found nothing yet ruined his life, and he now wants a share of the president’s newly created $1.8 billion “anti‑weaponization” slush fund that Trump set up to compensate allies he says were unfairly persecuted. Caputo is the first person publicly to pursue compensation from the fund, which the Justice Department has not yet defined eligibility for, though officials have hinted that many Trump supporters—including January 6 rioters and members of his super‑PAC—could later receive a portion.
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