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Trump may settle his lawsuit against IRS for $1.7bn fund to compensate allies
In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his allies There is growing concern Donald Trump ’s massive $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service may soon be settled by his own administration – an unprecedented, self-dealing maneuver for a US president, in which billions of taxpayer dollars could be transferred to the president or his allies. Trump may agree to drop his lawsuit 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 by ABC News and the New York Times . Continue reading...

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In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his allies There is growing concern Donald Trump ’s massive $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service may soon be settled by his own administration – an unprecedented, self-dealing maneuver for a US president, in which billions of taxpayer dollars could be transferred to the president or his allies. Trump may agree to drop his lawsuit 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 by ABC News and the New York Times . Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump may settle his lawsuit against IRS for $1.7bn fund to compensate allies, In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his allies There is growing concern Donald Trump ’s massive $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service may soon be settled by his own administration – an unprecedented, self-dealing maneuver for a US president, in which billions of taxpayer dollars could be transferred to the president or his allies. Trump may agree to drop his lawsuit 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 by ABC News and the New York Times . Continue reading…
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