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Cato Podcast • June 9, 2026 

# When the President Sues the Government He Controls 

The Anti-Weaponization Fund started as a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS in his personal capacity and ended as a $1.776 billion slush fund with no appeals, no transparency, and a tax immunity addendum that looks a lot like a self-pardon. Tad DeHaven and Daniel Greenberg join Molly Nixon to unpack what happened and why it should alarm everyone.

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##### [Tad DeHaven](/people/tad-dehaven)

Policy Analyst, Cato Institute

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