Trump Confronted Over Report He’s Demanding His Own DOJ Pay Him $230 Million: ‘They Probably Owe Me a Lot of Money’

Michael Luciano Oct 21st, 2025, 7:44 pm

President Donald Trump defended his reported attempt to wrest $230 million from taxpayers when confronted by a journalist.

On Tuesday, cited several anonymous sources familiar with the matter who said the president is seeking the eye-popping amount from the Department of Justice over its investigations into him. During the Biden administration, under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland , Trump was prosecuted by Special Counsel Jack Smith in two separate cases. Grand juries indicted the then-former president for retaining classified documents after leaving office and for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election

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