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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Newsom to impose 100% tax on California payees of Trump’s $1.8bn fund

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Gavin Newsom in Washington DC on 19 May. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is looking to thwart Donald Trump’s $1.776bn “anti-weaponization fund” by imposing a 100% tax on any payout received by state residents.

In May, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a fund to compensate alleged “victims of lawfare and weaponization”. It’s unclear who qualifies under this category.

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