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Trump said he did not know the dollar figures involved and suggested he had not spoken to officials about it.

He said he could donate any taxpayer money or use it to help pay for a ballroom he’s building at the White House.

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insisted he would have the ultimate say on any payout because any decision will “have to go across my desk.”

Trump’s comments to reporters at the White House came in response to questions about a New York Times story that said he had filed administrative claims before being reelected seeking roughly

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