Trump's $1.776B Fund for Allies Criticized as Corruption

Financial and legal coverage focuses on the fund’s structure, its size, and the legal risks it creates for Congress and the Justice Department. Commentators stress that the $1.8bn allocation could be tied up for years if courts find that paying convicted rioters or Trump aides breaches constitutional limits on public spending. They expect markets to watch whether Congress claws back the money or lets it stand, as the fight feeds into wider uncertainty over US fiscal policy and political stability.

• •The $1.8bn allocation is large enough to draw intense scrutiny from budget hawks in both parties.
• •Constitutional challenges could argue that Congress cannot earmark funds to benefit a narrow group of political allies.
• •If courts freeze the fund, the money could sit unused while legal appeals drag on.
• •Republican resistance in Congress is now seen as the most realistic way to scale back or cancel the fund.
• •Extended legal and political battles over the fund add to concerns about US governance and debt management.