"Trump has asked the justice department to pay him $230m in damages, the New York Times reported last week. The amount is the total of two separate claims in which Trump argues he is entitled to compensation because of investigations into the links between Russia and his 2016 campaign as well as the 2022 search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and subsequent criminal prosecution."
"In the Mar-a-Lago complaint, Trump argues he was subject to invasion of privacy, malicious prosecution and abuse of process related to the case. The effort has set off alarm bells and seen as a staggering act of corruption because the two justice department officials with power to sign off on the claims are Trump appointees and allies. House Democrats sent a letter to the justice department this week calling the effort blatantly illegal and unconstitutional."
"Trump is seeking compensation under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), a law that allows people to seek damages from the federal government. The law requires claimants to first file an administrative claim for damages; the government then has six months to either settle the claim or deny it. After six months, or if the claim is denied, the claimant can file a lawsuit. The government has not responded to either of Trump's claims, but Trump has not filed a lawsuit."
Donald Trump has submitted two Federal Tort Claims Act administrative claims seeking $230 million in alleged damages tied to the Russia-2016 probe and the Mar-a-Lago classified-documents search and prosecution. The Mar-a-Lago claim alleges invasion of privacy, malicious prosecution and abuse of process and requests $100 million in compensatory damages with an attached memo seeking $100 million in punitive damages. The FTCA requires an administrative claim and gives the government six months to settle or deny before litigation. The government has not responded and Trump has not filed suit. Legal experts and a former DOJ official describe the claims as specious and unlikely to succeed.
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