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Trump gets his slush fund

How Trump sued himself and settled for $1.8 billion, briefly explained.

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Welcome to The Logoff: Last week, we wrote about President Donald Trump’s plan to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund using taxpayer money. Today, he made it happen.

What’s the latest? On Monday, the Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as part of a settlement with Trump, who previously sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns.

The fund is intended to compensate........

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