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  "path": "/2026/05/15/trumps-10-billion-irs-lawsuit-may-become-a-1-7-billion-slush-fund-for-magas-self-proclaimed-victims/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T16:24:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "donald trump",
    "irs",
    "maga",
    "patronage",
    "slush fund",
    "victimhood",
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  "textContent": "The saga of Trump suing his own IRS for $10 billion just got weirder. What started as a brazenly corrupt attempt to personally pocket $10 billion in taxpayer money has now morphed into something arguably worse: a $1.7 billion patronage slush fund — unappropriated by Congress — that Trump could dole out to loyal MAGA […]",
  "title": "Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit May Become a $1.7 Billion Slush Fund for MAGA’s Self-Proclaimed Victims"
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