{"id":69800,"date":"2026-05-18T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/18\/justice-department-announces-a-1-7b-fund-to-compensate-trump-allies-in-a-deal-to-drop-irs-suit-ap-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:38:00","slug":"justice-department-announces-a-1-7b-fund-to-compensate-trump-allies-in-a-deal-to-drop-irs-suit-ap-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/18\/justice-department-announces-a-1-7b-fund-to-compensate-trump-allies-in-a-deal-to-drop-irs-suit-ap-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit &#8211; AP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNd2NJSElReGtENGE4eHNLLTgtYk1FZWpGOE1vbWVRUUw0SEpmSXUwVjFUYlZ4cUgwTWVYU2IxNl95XzZlM0lpS2pObFlLaWhKczBZdWZQZF9mZ2tMNkFzWnNzZkZSQ085WkNFbVJuVk1wbVd1M1lZRjMtSU9tSzdsSHZKZ1dsM2t2dmc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">AP News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMifkFVX3lxTE0wT3lXZElydnQzejhvRTh4dElvZjFDeVpHWmFjV3JBejdUUV9rRUV3ak1SdzRfYll1NXg2bzc5c0gzM1AtaFdCMlRwc1RBaWRlaDB0UHpaaWxPYW5PRGdVcHpqc2Y2SWg0c2VEZkJpMWFnV1BuQnRYcXlRV1RiUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">CNN<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxQUVRRRDl2QTE2am1PdTJTZTdQYzNSMmJPdV9yUnUwb0lUYnZvWGxOVm1jMGc2Z0V6SWpOMXRoaXNxYjh2eUlCc0RrcXlBelVHNTlsQVBqbTNXZTJrLTRtY2RnNG9iS3Q3QVJJbmZFS2kwcFNNSU55NU5LV3JuRHlyVExmX2h3aWw3T2xjc29JMGE5MUxPREhRM0lKdkpLVUxXeXFTTzhfS0JlTU9Gb1FlVVRGNlN2dGhmMXREMl9ucUQ5bTFaejNnaEx2VmhsV0o4cVHSAdcBQVVfeXFMTV9VWTVJSUkzQ0QyMkhHZGNFeG9qV1R3UGViYTItN3JvaEZIRG1qY3VqSW9nb0VSRW5XWWZ0bkJWUS03WG5zeVhra2s3QjgzbzRvV0xfMjR5QUw0bi1NYnhIQzFTdVVCSUpXdWltSy1CeEhtUzk5QnJST0VRaDVkWklWMW1feW1PVWU2UjI3d1Y5NFZJd05BQ2t3NXhaX3g1Y1p3UHY2LTY0dWZVWlY4b2N3WE12bUo3UnlrNFhMVDcwVjRRYVVlZGRaU1E0LUoyLXNFRDROU0k?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion &#8216;Anti-Weaponization Fund&#8217; fund to compensate Trump allies<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">PBS<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiygFBVV95cUxPZTFHZ1Q5TkQzaHNzS0FGbUJaS1VhdW8ycTAteWM3OFVhUzZKTWc4MDVEUk0yNlcwQzlULThKQXhLWjhVeEJSVk15c0VaMnk1SVRYTWRScTZRRURyS2pQclEzLVBsWW1uU3VCMzBULUI5VmtLdVdURDFSSWI1Mzkza05qZFBIUVNjeGdYY3VaczBRdUxhYXR1aFY5WGN4UzhwMnJ2Vkc3OEFiWWtFNmh3N0pKUEl4bDVDRmVWWFQ5bFg1X2FEYmNFZDBB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s deal to drop suit against IRS creates $1.8B \u2018Anti-Weaponization Fund\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiY0FVX3lxTFB2UGRSakppTkRYTlJha0dLWTFVWlh1OG1KNkxJdHY4QjVieFZma0VXNUlGUkVxRW1keGxkeVF2RHp6ZjJrMGNSMjdYalVqal9jRDdDQTZ1eU94VmRCZDhva3RvMA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Administration Live Updates: Justice Department Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund for Trump Allies<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit&nbsp;&nbsp;AP News Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for&#8230; 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