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Jim Acosta on DOJ anti-weaponization fund: 'Shouldn't I be compensated?'
Key takeaways
- Acosta s entry on Substack is written to address Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and submit his claim for the fund.
- Having been on the receiving end of some first-term Trump government weaponization, I think I have a pretty good case for some cold, hard slush fund cash, Acosta wrote.
- Acosta recounts having his White House press pass taken after a press conference in November 2018.
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Shouldn t I be compensated?
Acosta s entry on Substack is written to address Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and submit his claim for the fund.
Having been on the receiving end of some first-term Trump government weaponization, I think I have a pretty good case for some cold, hard slush fund cash, Acosta wrote. Preferably in $100 s. From the sound of it, just about anybody can apply. So here it goes.
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