"ABC News dropped new details on the alleged deal President Donald Trump will get to drop an IRS lawsuit, including a figure that's a nod to the United States and behind the scenes maneuvering that originally included a plan to have the president paid directly. Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin dropped a report on Saturday morning, citing sources familiar with the situation, about the potential Truth and Justice Commission, which would see sums paid to people who were unfairly targeted by the IRS and Justice Department, which critics fear could include those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot."
"ABC first reported on Thursday about a potential plan to have Trump drop a $10 billion lawsuit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund that could see his allies receive payments. According to the new report, the exact figure for the commission will be $1.776 billion in a nod to to the year to the United States was founded. Sources told ABC that the creation of the commission was ultimately landed on after months of deliberations between the White House and DOJ officials who originally attempted to craft a legal justification for the settlement to compensate Trump directly."
"Trump would not be able to be paid directly from the new commission, which critics have already red-flagged. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) slammed it this week as corruption and a slush fund for the president's allies. Trump's lawsuit against the IRS has been complicated for lawyers as it presents the odd dilemma of Trump suing agencies that he is currently in charge of."
"According to the new report, the exact figure for the commission will be $1.776 billion in a nod to to the year to the United States was founded. Sources told ABC that the creation of the commission was ultimately landed on after months of deliberations between the White House and DOJ officials who originally attempted to craft a legal justification for the settlement to compensate Trump directly. Trump would not be able to be paid directly from the new commission, which critics have already red-flagged."
A potential settlement involving President Trump’s IRS lawsuit includes creating a Truth and Justice Commission. The commission would provide payments to people alleged to have been unfairly targeted by the IRS and the Justice Department. Critics fear the payments could extend to individuals connected to the January 6 Capitol riot. The proposed commission amount is $1.776 billion, presented as a reference to the year the United States was founded. Earlier plans reportedly involved paying Trump directly, but the final structure would not allow direct payment to him from the commission. The settlement process involved months of deliberations between White House and DOJ officials, and DOJ lawyers have invoked the rule of necessity to address legal complications.
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