"Speaking with reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One, Trump said he is considering settling the case and giving the proceeds to "established and respected charities." "We're thinking about doing something for charity where I'll give money to charity," he said. "We can make it a substantial amount. Nobody would care because it's going to go to numerous very good charities.""
"Trump added, "If I pay myself, that somehow will never look good." "A lot of outside people said, 'What a great idea,' because nobody cares how much if it goes to a good charity," Trump said. "So you settle by giving charities a lot of money and I think we're going to do something like that. We're looking to do something like that.""
"President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The commission overseeing the compensation fund would have the total authority to hand out approximately $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden administration's "weaponization" of the legal system."
Trump said he is considering settling his lawsuit against the IRS and giving the proceeds to established and respected charities. He said the amount could be substantial and that donating to numerous very good charities would avoid negative optics. He added that paying himself would never look good. He claimed outside people praised the idea because people would not care about the amount if it went to charity. ABC reported that a potential settlement would drop Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit in exchange for a $1.7 billion fund. The fund would compensate people who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration’s alleged weaponization of the legal system, including nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and possibly entities associated with Trump.
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