Top Treasury lawyer resigns as Trump, IRS settlement announced (opens in new tab)

The Treasury Department’s chief legal officer resigned on Monday following the Justice Department’s (DOJ) launch of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could provide payouts for convicted Jan. 6 rioters and others who claim they were wrongfully targeted under the Biden administration. President Trump nominated Brian Morrissey to be the department’s general counsel last year,…