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Trump reportedly mulling retreat from $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Democrats decry president’s ‘most brazen act of self-dealing yet’ and vow to force Senate vote on ‘Maga slush fund’ Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to keep pressing for a $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said on Monday, as the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order. Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund has faced legal setbacks since it was announced two weeks ago. The idea has also faced a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a lack of oversight and the possibility of payouts to participants in the January 6 2021 riot at ...
- Time
- 2 Jun 2026, 03:52 CEST
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- The Guardian - World
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- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- UN, United States, Yemen
Democrats decry president’s ‘most brazen act of self-dealing yet’ and vow to force Senate vote on ‘Maga slush fund’ Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to keep pressing for a $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said on Monday, as the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order. Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund has faced legal setbacks since it was announced two weeks ago. The idea has also faced a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a lack of oversight and the possibility of payouts to participants in the January 6 2021 riot at ...
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Trump reportedly mulling retreat from $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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