Article #41556
South China Morning Post - World News
| Title | Trump team abandons US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate supporters | Source | South China Morning Post - World News |
| Description | The US Justice Department on Tuesday dropped a contentious plan to create a US$1.8 billion compensation programme that critics had denounced as a “slush fund” for President Donald Trump’s political allies. “We are not moving forward with the fund,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during testimony before a House committee. The about-face is a setback for one of Trump’s most divisive second term initiatives, which had drawn criticism from Democrats, legal experts and numerous Republicans... | ||
| Link | https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3355754/trump-team-abandons-us18-billion-slush-fund-compensate-supporters?utm_source=rss_feed | Published At | 2026-06-02 18:11:05 (1 month ago) |
| Created At | 2026-06-02 18:12:23 | Updated At | 2026-06-02 18:12:23 |