India, May 20 -- President Donald Trump fielded questions after the Department of Justice came up with a $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'. This came after the Republican president moved to dismiss the $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns.

As per DOJ officials, this fund was created 'in exchange' for Trump and his co-plaintiffs dropping the IRS suit and other claims of damages over the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search and the Russian collusion scandal. This fund would also give January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump a way to seek taxpayer payouts for claims of government overreach.

According to DOJ officials, the fund can also issue 'formal apologies' to people who made such claims against the government, and will sto...