# 'BradCast' 5/27/2026 (Encore: Trump's $1.8 Billion DOJ-Facilitated Taxpayer Heist, with Robert Weissman of Public Citizen)

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Podcast: [The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547)
Published: 2026-05-27T21:21:00+00:00
Episode link: https://BradBlog.com/audio/BradCast_Encore_BradFriedman-Ebola-ResultsLA-ProtestsAL_RobertWeissman-TrumpDOJSettlement_052726.mp3
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Encore: original airdate 5-18-2026. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump has invented a new way to grift the nation. Trump has dropped his absurd $10 billion lawsuit against his own IRS, and in exchange, his Justice Department will create a $1.7 billion 'compensation' fund - - a slush fund operated by Trump himself to distribute to his supporters and cronies. ROBERT WEISSMAN of Public Citizen explains the unspeakably corrupt, taxpayer-funded Trump scam, and what can be done about it. The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Mild Trump critic Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-VA) lost his primary bid for re-election. Protesters rallied in Selma, AL to protest the return of Jim Crow voter suppression laws as Southern states move to eliminate Black-majority U.S. House districts.

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