The Justice Department paused the implementation of a $1.8 billion fund, according to multiple reports. President Donald Trump was said to be reconsidering the fund. Accounts differ on the exact amount and purpose: one version states the fund is a $1.776 billion settlement designed to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies, as reported by Bluesky and cited by social media sources; another version describes it as a $1.8 billion compensation fund created as part of a settlement with the IRS, according to France24 and western outlets. The Hindu reported that the Justice Department temporarily paused the implementation of a $1.8 billion fund and that lawmakers have raised concerns about oversight and pushed the administration to either impose limits on the fund or scrap it altogether.