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Trump-linked DOJ Payout Fund Draws Broad Scrutiny

The acting AG heads to Capitol Hill as critics latch onto the president’s newest deal
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Monday, May 4.Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg

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