Trump Drops IRS Lawsuit in Exchange For $1.7 Billion Fund for His Allies!

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Tonight, we dive into the growing controversy surrounding reports of a massive $1.7 billion pool of taxpayer money that can reportedly be used to benefit Donald Trump’s political allies and inner circle. Where is this money going, who’s benefiting from it, and why are so many people calling it a political slush fund? At a time when Americans are struggling with rising costs, economic anxiety, and fears of a recession, the optics of billions tied to political loyalty and insider influence are raising serious questions. Don is joined by political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show, David Pakman, to break down the reporting, the backlash, and what it could mean moving forward. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is brought to you by Lean. Lean is having a Huge Memorial Day Sale and Lean is 25% off!! Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter THANK YOU 25 for 25% OFF. That's promo code THANK YOU 25 at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by SelectQuote. Save more than fifty percent on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/lemon TODAY to get started. This episode is brought to you by RadioActive Media. Visit RadioActiveMedia.com, or text the word, “PODCAST” to 511511. Start planning for 2026 now to get the lowest rates in Podcast and Radio. RadioActive Media can surpass your current strategies with new and innovative ways that “SOUND” better. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, good evening, everybody. Welcome to Lemon Live at 5. How explicit do you want me to be?
0:19.9	I don't look, I want you to stop what
0:22.6	you're doing. Because what I'm about to tell you is so corrupt, it's so brazen, outrageously
0:29.1	shameless that even by Donald Trump standards, and we have seen some things from this person,
0:35.6	this one is a category by itself.
0:38.0	And just to tell you how people would talk to each other and say, this is some fucked up
0:43.3	shit.
0:44.9	This is some unbelievably fucked up shit.
0:47.8	Are you ready for this?
0:49.6	So, and it is a plot, it's a scheme, it's corrupt, it's all the things.
0:55.0	Donald Trump, I'm gonna take it through it, Donald Trump sued himself.
1:00.0	He sued himself, then he threatened, I guess on top of the lawsuit, for billions of dollars,
1:09.0	and then he settled with himself, and then he sent you the bill
1:14.2	suckers wait till I tell you what he's going to pay for with this and who he's going to pay the
1:22.1	1776 bill or I don't know what they're going to that's I guess that's what they're calling
1:26.7	it's 1776 excuse me 1 billion $176 bill, or I don't know what they're going to, I guess that's what they're calling. It's $176,000,000,000,000,000 million dollars.
1:36.3	That's your money in a secret fund, controlled by people he appointed.
1:43.3	No vote in Congress, no oversight, no transparency,
1:48.7	paying out to whoever they decide in secret until the day before a new president can do
1:56.9	anything about it. This is blatant corruption. This administration is way more corrupt than
2:04.5	the Iniction administration. I believe no comparison, the most corrupt administration or regime
2:10.9	in American history. And I'm going to explain that until the day before any president can
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