Trump to drop US$1.8 bil fund in IRS deal, keeps tax probe ban

Jimmy Jenkins & Chris Strohm / Bloomberg06-03

The Trump administration is moving to drop controversial plans for a US$1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponisation”.(June 3): The Trump administration is moving to drop ...

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