WASHINGTON, June 1 – A $1.8 billion fund intended to provide taxpayer-funded compensation to President Donald Trump’s political allies has been suspended, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter who spoke on Monday.
The fund, dubbed an “anti-weaponization” initiative, originated from a legal agreement between Trump’s Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service. This settlement was designed to resolve an extraordinary lawsuit in which the president had demanded $10 billion related to what he claimed was improper handling of his tax documents.
