Steve Inskeep

But the funding measure that Trump wants is stuck because of something Trump did.

did.

He claimed the power to give taxpayer money to people who claim the federal government targeted them, including Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol.

Judges issued two orders in one day at the end of last week.

First, a judge temporarily blocked the government from establishing the president's settlement fund to reimburse people who claim the federal government targeted them.

Then another judge said she would investigate Trump's settlement with himself.

The president arranged the payoffs in a deal with agencies he controls.

And I'm Steve Inskeep.

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