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‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund
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‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund

NY Times · Jun 3, 2026, 9:59 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said on Tuesday that the administration was “not moving forward with the fund, period,” after the plan drew bipartisan backlash.

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