Two police officers, a handful of rebelling Republicans, and a 1998 law stand between the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and reality. Here is what each of them can actually do — and why none of it is a sure thing.
How a $10 billion lawsuit, a $1.776 billion fund, and a one-page memo quietly removed every check the Constitution was built to keep.
Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion. His own Justice Department settled the case with $1.776 billion in public money, no independent oversight, and no public eligibility criteria — then handed his administration the keys to decide who qualifies.
Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS may be settled by his own administration — creating a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded compensation fund for Trump and his political allies. Legal scholars say there is no precedent for a president controlling both sides of a federal lawsuit in which he