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‘Dirty deal’: Trump bailed himself out of IRS trouble and got a $1.8B ‘slush fund’ for allies. Legal experts sound the alarm (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That $1.8billion number is incorrect. There is no dollar amount on the fund. The $1.8 billion is a joke number that was thrown out for this, but, again, there isn't a cash amount attached.