IRS June 22, 2026
The fund was part of a settlement to resolve President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold the Internal Revenue Service liable for a leak of his tax information.
IRS June 11, 2026
A federal judge in Washington agreed that a legal fight over a controversial $1.8 billion fund for alleged political “weaponization” victims was likely obsolete in light of U.S. assurances that the plan won’t go forward.
IRS June 10, 2026
Challengers to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” asked a judge Tuesday to let them seek evidence the Justice Department truly is abandoning the program, born out of the president's settlement with the IRS.
IRS June 4, 2026
Democrats pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for information on Trump-IRS settlement get limited details during June 3 hearing.
IRS June 3, 2026
The Trump administration is moving to drop controversial plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization,” but will still provide immunity from any probes into the president’s past tax filings under an agreed-to deal.
IRS June 1, 2026
President Trump Monday was reportedly planning to scrap his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which was portrayed as a settlement to a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the IRS.
IRS June 1, 2026
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to respond to “grievous allegations” that his deal with the government to create a $1.8 billion fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS was the result of a “fraud” on the court.
IRS May 29, 2026
The Justice Department announced the creation of the fund as part of settling a $10 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against his own government, alleging violations of federal law for releases of his tax return information in his first term.
Taxes May 18, 2026
The Justice Department announced May 18 a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate anyone for perceived targeting by past administrations as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS.
Taxes May 18, 2026
U.S. officials have discussed creating a $1.7 billion federal fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization to resolve President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Taxes February 12, 2026
Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a bill Feb. 10 to block the president from receiving any payout, by levying a 100% tax on it. The legislation is unlikely to move given Republicans’ majority in the Senate.
Taxes February 5, 2026
“What I would do? Tell them to pay me, but I’ll give 100% of the money to charity,” President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News, floating the American Cancer Society as a potential beneficiary.