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Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move

US President Donald Trump speaks to media outside the White House
The US president, Donald Trump, wants to launch a $1.7bln fund to compensate his allies. Photograph: Eric Lee/EPA

Donald Trump may agree to drop his massive $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the launch of a $1.7bn fund to compensate people he says were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, according to reports.

The case is the latest example of how Trump has taken over the justice department – which typically operates at arm’s length from the White House – and deployed it for his own ends.

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