"The Trump Justice Department announced the creation of a so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund on Monday as part of the settlement in Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns by a former official. The move is widely seen as an unaccountable slush fund that could be used to funnel cash to the president's allies."
"SCOTT MACFARLANE: Here's what we know Jake. We know that it's going to be appointees of the Trump administration won by Congress who will be overseen by Todd Blanche. We know this is our money. This is taxpayer money from soup to nuts top to bottom and we will not know, Jake, who gets the money how much they get. This is not a transparent process. This is all happening behind closed doors in a process that does not have transparency."
"TAPPER: I want to read Clause D from the Justice Department's announcement of the fund. It says, Once the funds are deposited into the designated account, the United States has no liability what"
A $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund was created as part of a settlement in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. The fund is widely viewed as an unaccountable slush fund that could funnel money to the president’s allies. The process is described as non-transparent, with discretion held by Trump administration appointees overseen by Todd Blanche. It is stated that taxpayer money will be deposited into a designated account and that the United States has no liability once funds are deposited. A pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, Andrew Paul Johnson, reportedly expected such a fund and attempted to leverage it against an 11-year-old victim.
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