Michael Caputo files first claim to Trump’s anti-weaponization fund
Michael Caputo has become the first individual to file a claim to the Justice Department's new anti-weaponization fund. He is seeking $2.7 million in restitution, claiming he was wrongly targeted during the Mueller investigation. The fund was established as part of a settlement agreement between Trump and the IRS.
- ▪Michael Caputo worked on Trump's 2016 and 2024 campaigns and served in the Department of Health and Human Services.
- ▪He claims he was wrongly targeted during the Mueller investigation and is seeking $2.7 million in restitution.
- ▪The anti-weaponization fund was created as part of a settlement agreement between Trump and the IRS.
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Republican strategist Michael Caputo on Tuesday became the first known person to make a claim to the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund. Caputo worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns and served in the Department of Health and Human Services during the president’s first term, before becoming entangled in the lengthy federal investigation into whether Trump’s team colluded with Russia during the 2016 campaign. Recommended Stories Lawfare compensation fund threatens to reopen Jan.
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