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Sunday, May 17, 2026

President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

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Q: Do you think the DOJ ought to settle the president's $10b lawsuit? Is there a conflict of interest? MIKE JOHNSON: Um. One of the things that is not in my purview is the DOJ, ok? I haven't thought about that or read into it. I got enough to say grace over every day. Go ask the executive branch.

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 10:49 AM · May 13, 2026

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Remove this pedophile criminal immediately

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-15 12:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This is what Republicans mean when they yip and yap about "good government" - one from which they may steal, openly.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-15 05:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Hey dumbf*&^ Trumpers, are you tired of winning from all this blatant corruption and pilfering of our treasury?

Do you honestly think you've gotten the government you wanted when you voted for that s*&^bag again like a bunch of idiots?

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-15 10:13 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Yes, a slush fund from which Trump will hand out taxpayer's money to convicted felons and disbarred lawyers...

OCU

#4 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-05-17 08:07 PM | Reply

Is there a conflict of interest?

Well, yeah.

Lemme ask a question ...

How much money might Mr Hunter Biden get from the fund because Pres Biden's DoJ investigated/prosecuted him?



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-17 08:18 PM | Reply

Translation... he dropped a frivolous lawsuit that was going nowhere...in a debate wouldn't last long enough to divert the news cycle.

#6 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-05-18 10:18 AM | Reply

So yeah. Reporting was a little confusing (intentionally?) I looked it up and reread it. He is dropping the suit as long as he gets $1.7 billion dollars to reward his criminal cohorts with.

Each pardoned J6 insurrectionist can get a million dollars and there will still be money left over to bribe with.

America should disgusted. They should be up in arms about it.

But apparently just another criminally negligent day in the Convicted Felon's Trumplandia.

The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Donald Trump's allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-18 12:19 PM | Reply

It's a slush fund for pedo 47's filth-smearing cop killers.

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-18 02:38 PM | Reply

Simply absurd. Everything about Trump is corrupt, but this one takes the cake. Trump sues Trump, settles with himself, gives money to himself and his friends.

#9 | Posted by cbob at 2026-05-19 07:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If divided equally among the approx. 1600 people convicted and pardoned for their actions on Jan 6th, this equates to more than $10 million each. That's a pretty nice payday for being traitors. I would if any of our resident traitors here at DR will be getting compensated?

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-05-19 11:16 AM | Reply

would = wonder

#11 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-05-19 11:44 AM | Reply

Power corrupts.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

This administration is absolutely corrupted.

The Trumpy Revenge and Retribution Tour continues unabated.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-19 12:12 PM | Reply

"How much money might Mr Hunter Biden get from the fund because Pres Biden's DoJ investigated/prosecuted him?"

I am going with zero. He will receive zero dollars from the fund no matter how many times he applies.

But we will see won't we? Because apparently no one can stop Mr Toad and his Wild Ride , ver 2.0.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-19 12:15 PM | Reply

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