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Trump gets $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded payout from his own government.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of political "weaponization" to settle a ​lawsuit Trump had filed against his own government over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

The President, his sons Don Jr and Eric, and the Trump Organization filed suit against the Treasury and IRS in the Southern District of Florida federal court after the leak of their tax returns.

The $1.776 billion fund will have the power to issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants. It will be governed by a five-member commission appointed by the Attorney General, with Trump given the power to remove any member.

While Trump is barred from directly receiving payments from the fund, entities associated with him are not explicitly prohibited from filing additional ones.

The settlement drew immediate fury from Democrats, among them Senate Finance Committee member Ron Wyden, who said it represented a brazen new level of corruption.

Source: Daily Mail

Taxpayers to foot Trump's $1.7 billion bill as president sues own government. pic.twitter.com/ILZ3OSURXM

— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 15, 2026

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15827817/Trump-drops-lawsuit-against-IRS-amid-reported-1-8-billion-tax-payer-slush-fund-president-allies.html?ito=native_share_article-top

Democracy has shown us that even the dumbest person can end up ruling a nuclear-armed country.

Comedic

Trump sued his own government for $10 billion. Today he settled with the DOJ he runs and cut the judge out of the process.

The deal: a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund his Attorney General controls, with no court oversight and no transparency. It’s the most corrupt… pic.twitter.com/XOxcHjAISl

— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) May 18, 2026

Let me wait for team “In saner climes” and read their input.

The Asorock bandit is the most curropt person in the universe.
Leave Donald Trump alone.

Donald Trump is also manipulating the stock market. Donald Trump is engaging in insider trading in broad daylight. Since January alone, Trump has made 3,699 trades worth up to $687 million.

How do they keep letting him get away with it?

He kidnapped Maduro without congressional approval.
He bombed Iran without Congress authorizing it.
He settled himself with a $1.8 billion government fund,
And now he is manipulating the market to make millions. Yet nobody seems willing to challenge him.

Democracy is Rubbish.

Hmmm bad man
This one dey show everybody pepper

Is Donald trump not us government?

Provided the victims deserve the compensation they're getting from the money then there would be no need for all the so called "fury".....let me understand this case well though elsewhere because if it's the democrats anyone is following then you'll likely be misled because they'll complain about almost everything Trump does to discredit his government and gain more popularity and public sympathy.

The impeachment and disgrace of this guy will be very loud

Chai. Trump the business tycoon. Even in leadership, it is all about PROFITS for him

TruthU87:
Democracy has shown us that even the dumbest person can end up ruling a nuclear-armed country.

No wahala, go back to military rule that produced geniuses like Buhari and abacha that made Nigeria a first class economy

TRUMP making money for himself.



Na so wickedness go dey for this world until the day God decid to stop Satan From him work.


There is no guaranteed reward for being a good guy.. even those you consider as very bad people may repent one day and become God's favourite. Too much confusion in the world.

We learn everyday , this one shock me oooo

Anyway to milk his country 😋

Orange circus clown 🤡

Baba weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere sues himself.

A President like no other.

As in a sitting president sued his cabinet and got settlement out of it?

Omo, Trump keeps pushing the boundaries of sanity.

Trump don turn full scale imperialist. The American Emperor himself. Be like say this guy fit just create 3rd term agenda

This is a testament to the fact that politicians are not the government; institutions are.

Children on Nairaland who know nothing about the workings of a functional system will say something to prove they are always third-world citizens.

Trump my man of all times, the money is not for him na, it is for people

This people dont know the meaning of corruption o

In a country that I know, the money will move in bullion van to a place where we can't mention

Check our this video, to see how pets move their own money

https://youtube.com/shorts/YhpTqAILJ5E?si=Cem26cXuTWDZbPvE

Boladogailese:
Is Donald trump not us government?

Donald Trump is milking his government

wizzprince:
Trump my man of all times

Ehen na. Na only bad things you de like

Cruise all over the world.

DJT why? This is embarrassing

Oluwaseunomo:
The impeachment and disgrace of this guy will be very loud

Stop day-dreaming okayy.

Sensiblerealist:
Trump don turn full scale imperialist. The American Emperor himself. Be like say this guy fit just create 3rd term agenda

That is his definite goal.
They are already in court to test whether he can contest lol

kullozone:
Hmmm bad man
This one dey show everybody pepper

E be like maafia boss Hehehe

And guess what? The Republicans will keep supporting him . loooool

Mirasteel:
Donald Trump is milking his government.

Courts have ruled against his administration on so many fronts, even siding with illegal immigrants.

TruthU87:
Democracy has shown us that even the dumbest person can end up ruling a nuclear-armed country.

trump is tyrant covered in democracy. Yet people hails him