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Donald Trump taxpayer fund: Is Donald Trump doling out taxpayer funds to President's supporters convicted of attacking US Capitol? - The Economic Times Benchmarks Nifty 23,654.70 -4.3 FEATURED FUNDS ★★★ ★★ Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth 5Y Return 23.9 % Invest Now Enter search text: News English Edition English Edition हिन्दी ગુજરાતી मराठी বাংলা ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം தமிழ் తెలుగు | Today's ePaper My Watchlist Subscribe Sign In Home ETPrime Markets Market Data Masterclass News Industry SME Politics Wealth MF Tech AI Careers Opinion NRI Panache More Menu India Economy Economy Dashboard Agriculture Finance Foreign Trade Indicators Infrastructure Policy Politics Newsblogs Elections Assembly Elections West Bengal Assam Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Sports IPL

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Donald Trump taxpayer fund: Is Donald Trump doling out taxpayer funds to President's supporters convicted of attacking US Capitol? - The Economic Times Benchmarks Nifty 23,654.70 -4.3 FEATURED FUNDS ★★★ ★★ Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth 5Y Return 23.9 % Invest Now Enter search text: News English Edition English Edition हिन्दी ગુજરાતી मराठी বাংলা ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം தமிழ் తెలుగు | Today's ePaper My Watchlist Subscribe Sign In Home ETPrime Markets Market Data Masterclass News Industry SME Politics Wealth MF Tech AI Careers Opinion NRI Panache More Menu India Economy Economy Dashboard Agriculture Finance Foreign Trade Indicators Infrastructure Policy Politics Newsblogs Elections Assembly Elections West Bengal Assam Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Sports IPL 2026 More Science Defence International US News Global Trends Trump Action Tracker Canada News UK News Australia New Zealand Saudi Arabia UAE Singapore Hong Kong Business World News ET Explains Company Corporate Trends Industry Trending Decoded Morning Brief Podcast ET Evoke Bengaluru News Pune News Mumbai News Videos Latest News Most Read Most Shared Most Commented Business News › News › International › US News › Is Donald Trump doling out taxpayer funds to President's supporters convicted of attacking US Capitol? The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now. Read Today's Paper Is Donald Trump doling out taxpayer funds to President's supporters convicted of attacking US Capitol? SECTIONS Is Donald Trump doling out taxpayer funds to President's supporters convicted of attacking US Capitol? Global Desk Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 07:43:00 AM IST Rate Story Follow us Share Font Size Abc Small Abc Medium Abc Large Save Print Comment Synopsis The money would come from a nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, intended to compensate people who claim, like Donald Trump, they were maliciously targeted under the Biden administration. Global Desk Critics of US President Donald Trump are pointing to a series of recent windfalls for the 79-year-old billionaire and his family as evidence of "brazen," historic corruption. Accusations of personal enrichment, influence peddling, and cronyism have dogged Trump since his first term in office, before which he famously stated: "A president can't have a conflict of interest." But outrage reached a fever pitch this week after the president settled a legal case against his own government -- on exceptionally generous terms -- shortly after disclosing thousands of stock trades in recent months. Live Events The settlement, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche -- who is Trump's former personal attorney -- could shield him from a potential $100 million fine. It could also see taxpayer funds doled out to the president's supporters who were convicted of violently attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 while seeking to prevent certification of former president Joe Biden's electi

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