New Delhi, May 19 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a $1.7 billion compensation fund for allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Justice Department during the administration of former President Joe Biden.

The Justice Department revealed the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" on Monday (May 18) as part of an agreement tied to Trump's decision to drop his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over the leak of his confidential tax records.

The move has already triggered intense political backlash.

According to the Justice Department, the new fund is intended to compensate people who believe they were wrongly investigated or prosecuted for political reasons during the Biden adm...