Justice Department creates compensation fund in Trump IRS settlement (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday that it will create a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as part of a settlement of President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax records. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and the Trump Organization moved in federal court in Florida to dismiss the $10 billion suit with prejudice, and the department said the plaintiffs will receive a formal apology but no monetary damages. The department described t...