Donald Trump Semi-Retirement Costs Taxpayers $3 Million?

Washington, D.C. – As Senate ... Trump’s vanity project, Senate Democrats remind Republicans that they promised for months that this project would be funded by private investors—not taxpayers....

Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2026)—As President Donald Trump attempts to conclude the sham $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—an agency he oversees as President of the United States—House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force simultaneously filed a motion to block this unconstitutional taxpayer-funded settlement.

“Donald Trump’s absurd $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS is one of the most brazen examples of corruption we’ve seen from this administration. The case is unlawful, unethical, and lacks the bare minimum required to file a lawsuit: two opposing parties. House Democrats are taking a stand for the American taxpayers that would be forced to foot the bill for this mess, and are calling on the court to block any unconstitutional settlements in the matter,” said Assistant Leader Joe Neguse.

The Justice Department will set up a pool of taxpayer dollars, controlled by his allies that can give payments to those who claim to have suffered "weaponization or lawfare" by the government.

"Unless Congress places clear constraints on the way this money will be spent, taxpayers may end up footing most of the bill." Steven Smith, an Arizona State University political scientist who studies Congress, said lawmakers have tools to ...

Elizabeth Warren wrote, "Trump's gold-encrusted ballroom has gone from costing $200 million funded by shady donors to $1 BILLION from TAXPAYERS—snuck into the ICE bill by Senate Republicans."

President Donald Trump has claimed ... “security” features, prompting criticism from Democrats that this means taxpayers are paying for the ballroom....

Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told NBC News: “This has been a bait and switch: promising it would be privately funded and now, apparently, taxpayers will be on the hook for it.” · Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said in an interview: “This is tragically another example of President Trump promising one thing and doing another — of saying he was going to do something great for the American people and instead demolishing the historic East Wing without any serious consultation or public input. And now we discover the total cost is going to be well more than $1 billion.”

The unprecedented lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Internal Revenue Service over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns years ago has led to an unprecedented arrangement that will make nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer ...