Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals | Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump has established a new fund aimed at compensating individuals who believe they have been unfairly investigated by the government. This $1.8 billion fund comes after Trump dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. Critics have labeled the initiative as 'corruption on steroids.'
- ▪Donald Trump dropped a personal $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
- ▪He established a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those claiming unfair investigations.
- ▪Critics are calling the fund 'corruption on steroids.'
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26:10Politics Weekly AmericaUS politicsTrump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals | Politics Weekly AmericaThis week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’ Presented by Jonathan Freedland with Kristy Greenberg, produced by Danielle Stephens and Nada Smiljanic. Executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj, Source: The GuardianFri 22 May 2026 03.00 EDTShareExplore more on these topicsUS politicsPolitics Weekly AmericaDonald Trump
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