Topline
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department are facing mounting questions over the DOJ’s decision to settle a lawsuit between President Donald Trump and the IRS—and create a $1.8 billion fund expected to pay Trump’s allies—even as new reporting claimed the IRS was ready to vigorously defend itself in the suit.
Key Facts
Blanche testified Tuesday in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, in a hearing focused on the Justice Department’s 2027 budget.
Blanche was immediately criticized for his role in setting up the settlement fund, in which the…
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