The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.776 billion Justice Department fund to compensate people who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration, part of a deal that ended President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
The Justice Department described the new pool of money as an "Anti-Weaponization Fund," saying it would provide a way for people who allege they were harmed by government "weaponization and lawfare" to seek compensation. Trump reportedly agreed to dismiss the IRS lawsuit in exchange for the fund, which will be used to settle legal claims by people who say they were politically targeted by the federal government.
