Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund decried by Dems

President Donald Trump voluntarily dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns in exchange for a $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the fund, which will provide financial and formal apology relief to unspecified claimants, while Trump and his family received an apology but no monetary compensation. Democrats criticized the fund as a 'slush fund,' and the settlement may benefit individuals pardoned for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.