"In October, The New York Times reported that Trump was demanding that the Department of Justice pay him $230 million as compensation for the two federal investigations into his activities. Trump submitted claims through an administrative process that is often a prelude to a lawsuit. The complaints, which were filed in 2023 and 2024, cite the FBI's execution of a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago residence in 2022, and the bureau's investigation into possible ties between the president's 2016 campaign and the Russian government."
"We have all the evidence, Trump claimed. And we have to do something about it. We have to do something about it. It's illegal and disgusting. You know, I brought a lawsuit, and I'm winning the lawsuit. There's only one problem. I'm the one who has to settle it. In other words, I am suing, and I'm the one that's supposed to settle it."
"I hereby give myself $1 billion. Actually, maybe I shouldn't give it to charity. Maybe I should keep the money. No? A lot of people say do it. I don't wanna do it. But whatever happens, it's all going to good charities. Is that ok? All going to good charities. But isn't that a strange position to be in? I've gotta make, I've gotta make a deal. I negotiate with myself."
President Donald Trump demanded $230 million from the Department of Justice as compensation for two federal investigations and submitted administrative claims in 2023 and 2024. The complaints cite the FBI's 2022 search warrant at Mar-a-Lago and the investigation into possible ties between the 2016 campaign and the Russian government. Trump told a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that his team has all the evidence and called the probes "illegal and disgusting." He said he is winning the lawsuit but complained that he must settle it himself, joking about giving himself $1 billion or donating it to charity.
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