While everybody has been busy wondering if Donald Trump will go to war with Iran again and whether gas prices are going to climb up more, the Justice Department has been busy scrubbing the past, one settlement check at a time.
According to a report by The Washington Post, cases the federal government once brought against a Trump ally are now being quietly closed out via wire transfer. The DOJ has handed over more than $8.5 million to Trump’s allies and supporters since he returned to office, with Carter Page collecting $1.25 million this week and Michael Flynn pocketing more than a million the month before.
