Overview
- Vice President JD Vance said Hunter Biden, who was convicted on gun and tax charges in 2024 and later pardoned, is welcome to apply, with claims judged case by case.
- The Justice Department created the $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they were targeted by past government actions labeled as “weaponization.”
- Governance will rest with a five-member board appointed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, with one seat chosen in consultation with congressional leaders and members removable by the president without cause.
- Alongside the rollout, the department barred the IRS from opening future audits into past tax matters tied to Trump, his relatives, and his companies, and said the Trump family will receive a formal apology rather than payouts.
- Early fallout included the resignation of Treasury Department General Counsel Brian Morrissey and sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers who called the plan corrupt and an abuse of taxpayer money.