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Is Trump giving up on his slush fund?

Why Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is on the rocks

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund is — maybe — done for.

What’s happening? On Monday, Axios reported that the Trump administration planned to drop its “anti-weaponization” fund — nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money set aside for Trump to dole out to whoever he and the........

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