Top Judiciary Democrat Raskin blasts possible Trump-IRS settlement

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Source: ABC News

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Sunday blasted the potential fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump, calling it a "political slush fund" that he said is "illegal" and "unconstitutional."

"Only Congress has the power to appropriate money, and Congress never voted on creating this $1.7 billion political slush fund at the Department of Justice, and Congress would never pass that," said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the committee's ranking member, in an interview with ABC News' "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

"This is just an invention on his part, but even if Congress wanted to do it, I think it's clearly unconstitutional on a number of grounds," he added.

ABC News reported Thursday that Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of the $1.776 billion fund to be used to give settlements to individuals who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter said.



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[Dave Bowman]

1. That blackmailing is fucking ridiculous. Can't wait for the crooked moron to be gone.

[Prairie Gates]

2. They are simply just stealing $2 billion from the taxpayers - never a more flagrant theft in American history

[mopinko]

3. suing for billions for doing something he promised to do, over and over.

and that every prez since nixon has done.
insane. just insane.

[Stargazer99]

4. You can't trust Republicans - they lie about anything to gain power to make you pay the wealthy's revenge

[travelingthrulife]

5. If it's illegal then have him arrested.

Our government is so useless.