DOJ Creates $1.7 Billion Fund for Victims of ‘Weaponization’

The fund was created in exchange for the president dropping a lawsuit he filed against the IRS.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 18 that it has created a $1.7 billion fund to compensate people who believe they have been victims of “weaponization and lawfare.”

The fund was established as part of a settlement agreement in a case President Donald Trump brought against the IRS after the tax returns of the president and others were leaked.