Trump sues the Department of Justice. Proceeds to go to charity

Donald Trump responded to a report that he is demanding $230 million from the US Department of Justice in compensation for his legal costs in connection with federal investigations against him.
“I'm not talking to them about it at all,” Trump said of his lawyers.

“All I know is that they (the Justice Department) would owe me a lot of money,” he added, emphasizing that he would donate the money to charity if he were successful.

The New York Times reported that Trump had filed two administrative petitions—a step that often precedes a lawsuit—seeking damages for alleged violations of his rights.

The first complaint, from 2023, concerns the FBI investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible links between his campaign and Moscow. The second, from mid-2024, accuses the FBI of violating Trump's privacy during the search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and accuses the Justice Department of unjustified prosecution in connection with classified documents.

Trump claims the investigations were politically motivated. The department said its officials followed ethical guidelines.

(reuters, est)