Trump's DOJ 'quietly assuring allies' to expect slush fund payouts [View all]
Department of Justice officials have repeatedly stated that a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund that could give multi-million dollar payouts to Donald Trump's allies is "not moving forward."
That's what Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told members of Congress under oath. A government lawyer told a federal judge the same thing in court on Wednesday.
But administration officials are quietly telling the president's allies that they can expect checks from the government after they wait for the political and legal blowback to die down, according to insiders speaking to The Atlantic.
Top Republicans and administration officials have already indicated that the government could turn to an existing fund to start settling hundreds of lawsuits and other claims brought by Trump's allies, including rioters who clashed with police and broke into the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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