A settlement ends a case in which Donald Trump sued his own government agencies and agreed to create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for victims of “lawfare,” financed by American taxpayers. The fund is characterized as more than compensation, described as corruption presented as restitution. The fund is portrayed as designed to reward violence and to incentivize future violence. The settlement is described as politically radioactive even for Senate Republicans, with elected representatives leaving Washington after the agreement. The discussion also raises the question of whether the matter could have succeeded at trial, noting that Trump’s suit was filed in Florida and initially sought a specific judge but did not receive that judge. An addendum is referenced as containing additional details beyond the initial settlement.
"Elected representatives scurried away from Washington this past long weekend, and away from the “settlement” reached in a case the president would have lost had it proceeded to trial, in which he sued his own government agencies and agreed to the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for victims of “lawfare” financed by American taxpayers."
"The fund is not just corruption pretending to be compensation; it is designed to reward violence and to incentivize future violence. That’s the part that makes it politically radioactive even for Senate Republicans, who might have been willing to look the other way if it were merely a financial arrangement."
"There is of course one massive query—whether this could have succeeded at trial. Trump’s suit against his own IRS is filed in Florida. I guess they’re hoping to get Judge Aileen Cannon. They actually don’t get Cannon. Out of the blue, we get this settlement, and then when we think we’ve seen it all, we get the addendum."
"Can you talk about what’s in the addendum? Donald Trump’s slush fund for cronies and violent insurrectionists might be too corrupt—or at least politically radioactive—for even Senate Republicans."
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