Top Judiciary Democrat Raskin blasts possible Trump-IRS settlement
Summary
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, criticized a possible $1.776 billion fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The fund would settle claims from people, including those involved in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, who say they were unfairly targeted by the IRS.Key Facts
- The fund is planned to be $1.776 billion to compensate people claiming wrongful IRS targeting.
- President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS as part of this deal.
- Rep. Raskin said only Congress can approve government spending, and Congress did not approve this fund.
- Raskin called the fund a "political slush fund" and said it violates the Constitution.
- The fund could provide money to nearly 1,600 people connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack who were pardoned.
- Raskin said paying these pardoned individuals would break the Fourteenth Amendment, which forbids federal payments for insurrection.
- Democrats plan to use their power in Congress to block the fund and may file lawsuits against it.
- Raskin urged Republicans to join in opposing the fund to respect Congress's spending authority.
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