US Politics
The $1.7 Billion Question: Is the Presidency For Sale?
Reports indicate the Trump administration is moving to drop the President's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the potential creation of a $1.7 billion compensation fund, an arrangement Democratic lawmakers have denounced as a corrupt 'slush fund' for political allies. This represents a staggering and brazen assault on the rule of law, attempting to transform the Department of Justice and the public treasury into instruments of personal and political patronage, fundamentally betraying the public trust.
