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Obama’s ‘slush fund’ settlements may survive under Trump

By Sean Higgins
Published April 3, 2017 4:01am ET
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Obama’s ‘slush fund’ settlements may survive under Trump
The Justice Department is refusing to say whether it plans to divert any funds in any future settlements its is pursuing or if it instead plans formally prohibit the practice. | matthiashaas

The Justice Department’s practice of diverting funds from major settlements to third-party groups, scorned as a “slush fund” by critics of the Obama-era practice, may survive under the new White House.

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