# The Emperor’s New Slush Fund

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Podcast: [Runaway Country with Alex Wagner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/runaway-country-with-alex-wagner-485012)
Published: 2026-05-21T07:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Alex digs into the nearly unfathomable corruption of President Trump’s settlement with the Department of Justice, including the $1.776 billion “Anti-weaponization Fund”. She speaks to Michael Fanone, a former DC Metropolitan police officer who was at the Capitol on January 6th to see how he feels about his taxpayer money potentially going to the insurrectionists who attacked him. Then Alex is joined by Andrew Weissman, attorney and author of the new book, Liar’s Kingdom . They talk about the lawsuit against the IRS that started this, and whether Trump actually has the legal immunity the settlement promises.

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