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Trump announced he'll withhold federal funding from states refusing his election policy changes while the DOJ refuses to formally declare his $1.8 billion discretionary fund dead. Former IRS and DOJ officials are urging courts to block what they call a 'collusive' tax immunity de
Trump announced he'll withhold federal funding from states that won't adopt his election policies, while the DOJ is refusing to formally declare his $1.8 billion discretionary fund dead—keeping legal options open for how that money gets spent. Former IRS and DOJ officials are urging courts to block what they describe as a 'collusive' arrangement that amounts to tax immunity.
This is bundling two power plays: defunding states that resist him, and creating legal space for self-dealing with federal money. The $1.8 billion fund sitting in limbo is the real tell—it's not closed, it's just undefined, leaving the administration flexibility to deploy it for purposes that might not survive legal scrutiny if they had to justify them upfront. Former officials from those agencies recognize the pattern: the administration is structuring things to avoid accountability rather than operate within existing rules.
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