Acting AG Blanche backs away from ‘slush fund,’ but preserves Trump’s IRS audit shield 63.7%
MS NOW - By Steve Benen - 6/3/2026, 12:56 PM
Negativity Bias 61.2% - Biased Writer Voice 55.2% - Framing Effect 23.6%
When Donald Trump withdrew his outlandish $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS two weeks ago, the president soon after received two scandalous rewards. The first was the creation of a $1.766 billion compensation fund, which was quickly condemned by members of both parties as a “slush fund” that could benefit the White House’s... more