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Legal experts say Trump $1.8B slush fund memo may violate mandate
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Summary: Legal experts argue a Justice Department settlement approach could violate a prior Pam Bondi mandate.
WHO: Legal experts
WHAT: Legal experts said a Justice Department settlement approach tied to a $1.8B “slush fund” appears to violate a mandate from Pam Bondi’s memo.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 11:38 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The approach would require payments to nongovernmental, third-party organizations that were neither victims nor parties to the lawsuits, contrary to the mandate in Then-AG Pam Bondi’s memo.
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