NCS annotated each page of the agreement between Trump and his government. Here’s what it means
Published May 20, 2026
The Trump administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they were unfairly targeted by previous administrations.
The so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund was born out of a settlement reached between the Internal Revenue Service and Trump, one of his adult sons and the Trump Organization in a lawsuit they brought in January over the unauthorized disclosure of Trump’s tax information years ago.
As part of that deal reached by Trump and the Executive Branch he controls, the federal government has also agreed to not bring claims against the president, his family or businesses for past tax issues.
Critics have slammed the moves, describing the new fund as a slush fund for Trump’s allies and saying the tax agreement amounts to naked political corruption. Legal experts NCS spoke with appeared torn over whether anyone opposed to the new fund would have the ability to frustrate it through court challenges. Already, at least one lawsuit seeking to halt implementation of the fund has been filed in federal court in Washington, DC.
An annotated version of three documents laying out the deals is below.
This is the official settlement reached by Donald Trump, Eric Trump and The Trump Organization with the Internal Revenue Service.
This order issued by appearing Attorney General Todd Blanche on May 18 formally established the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”