Trump Nepotism 2

Trump sinks lower into nepotism with fund to compensate allies Acting attorney general Todd Blanche announced the creation of a fund totaling $1.776 billion for Trump's prosecuted allies and established a 'permanent' ban on tax audits into the president and his family. As the questions rained, JD Vance's smile turned into a grimace. The vice president had been tasked with running the White House press briefing on Tuesday, May 19, two weeks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appearance on the same stage. But the timing could not have been worse for Vance: The day before, the administration had announced an initiative so controversial and nepotistic that he was at pains to defend it. Acting attorney general Todd Blanche had officially launched an unprecedented compensation fund for supposed victims of political "weaponization" under former president Joe Biden. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/20/trump-sinks-lower-into-nepotism-with-fund-to-compensate-allies_6753641_4.html