MAGA grifters & insurrectionists line up for a piece of Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund'

A $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund created days ago is tied to a settlement resolving Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. The Justice Department established a taxpayer-funded compensation pool controlled by Trump for people claiming they were victims of federal political “weaponization.” Publicly named figures associated with the fund include George Santos, Enrique Tarrio, and Rod Blagojevich. Critics across the political spectrum call the arrangement unprecedented, corrupt, and unconstitutional, with Rep. Jamie Raskin describing it as a “slush fund.” Injured January 6 police officers filed suit seeking to block the fund entirely.

"Among the names now publicly tied to the fund are former congressman George Santos, Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, and ex- governor Rod Blagojevich, the Washington Post . The fund was created days ago as part of an extraordinary settlement resolving Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. Under the agreement, the Justice Department established a taxpayer-funded compensation pool, controlled by Trump, for people who claim they were victims of political "weaponization" by the federal government."

"Critics across the political spectrum have called the arrangement unprecedented, corrupt, and unconstitutional. Rep. Jamie Raskin described the fund as a "slush fund. Current and former police officers injured during the January 6 attack filed suit Wednesday seeking to block it entirely. And now, some of the country's most infamous Trump-world figures appear eager to cash in."

"Santos, the out gay former Republican congressman from , was expelled from Congress in 2023 after a blistering House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence he used campaign funds for luxury purchases, Botox treatments, OnlyFans subscriptions, and personal expenses while fabricating major portions of his biography. Federal prosecutors later secured convictions when he pleaded guilty to charges tied to fraud and campaign finance crimes."

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