The Department of Justice announced a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were unfairly targeted. The fund is tied to President Donald Trump dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The lawsuit relates to leaked tax returns from 2019 and 2020. The money has not been appropriated by Congress, and critics worry some funds could go to individuals who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A lawyer for more than 400 Jan. 6 defendants said clients would seek payments. JD Vance said the fund addresses lawfare from the prior administration and that anyone can apply, including Hunter Biden, subject to a vetting process.
"The fund is being created in exchange for Trump dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, where in 2019 and 2020, a contractor leaked the president's tax returns. The $1.8 billion has not been appropriated by Congress, and critics worry that at least some of it will be paid to people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In fact, a lawyer representing more than 400 Jan. 6 defendants has said his clients will seek payments."
"Why should taxpayers be paying to settle a $10 billion lawsuit that was brought by the president of the United States? Karl asked. And should people that attacked the Capitol building and assaulted police officers, should they be eligible? Should they receive money? I think in some ways, the media has misrepresented what this is actually about, Vance responded."
"This is about compensating Americans for the lawfare that we saw under the last administration. And by the way, anybody can apply for it. The vice president then offered the possibility that Hunter Biden, who pleaded guilty to federal tax crimes during his father's administration in 2024, is eligible to apply and potentially receive compensation. Republicans can apply for it, Vance continued. Democrats can apply for it."
"As you know, the President of the United States has pardoned a number of Democrats who he felt were actually subject to this lawfare. I mean, if Hunter Biden wants to apply for this particular fund, he is welcome to. It's gonna go through a normal process where we vet everything, where we try to identify whether people's"
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