{"id":346044,"date":"2026-05-23T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-donald-trump-created-a-taxpayer-funded-slush-fund-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:00:10","slug":"has-donald-trump-created-a-taxpayer-funded-slush-fund-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-donald-trump-created-a-taxpayer-funded-slush-fund-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Donald Trump created a taxpayer funded slush fund? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0eQO117I5Zc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has Donald Trump created a taxpayer funded slush fund? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0eQO117I5Zc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US tax authorities will be barred from pursuing claims against Donald Trump, some members of his family and the Trump organisation.<\/p>\n<p>This pledge is part of an extraordinary new settlement, announced yesterday, between the US president and the US Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Sarah and Anthony look at the implications of the deal, which includes the creation of a fund worth almost \u00a31.8 billion for victims of alleged \u201clawfare\u201d, aswell as supporters of the president who claim to have been unfairly prosecuted. <\/p>\n<p>Also this week, Donald Trump has continued his purge of those he sees as disloyal within the Republican Party through primary elections throughout the US.<\/p>\n<p>In Kentucky, Congressman Thomas Massie lost his bid for re-election after Trump endorsed his challenger and his donors threw unprecedented amounts of money at the campaign. 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