Jeffrey Toobin Pans Trump’s ‘Egregious’ Attempt to Get the Government to Pay Him $230 Million

Michael Luciano Oct 21st, 2025, 10:48 pm

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin said there is no way that President Donald Trump’s reported attempt to receive $230 million in taxpayer money can be resolved “in an ethical way.”

Toobin called the conflict of interest “so obvious and egregious.”

On Tuesday, reported that Trump is seeking $230 million 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 tr

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