Trump Wants The US Government To Pay Him $230 Million — And Critics Are Blowing Up Over It

President Donald Trump is demanding the US Department of Justice pay him $230 million for expenses incurred while defending himself against federal criminal investigations and charges, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.The president has filed two administrative complaints against the DOJ, one for the investigation over 2016 Russian interference claims and the other for the investigation into mishandled classified information, the Times said.Trump seemed to acknowledge making the demand to the DOJ during an October 15 event in the Oval Office.“I have a lawsuit that was doing very well, and when I became president. I said, I’m sort of suing myself. I don’t know, how do you settle the lawsuit?? I’ll say give me X dollars, and I don’t know what to do with the lawsuit,” Trump told reporters. “It sort of looks bad, I’m suing myself, right? So I don’t know. But that was a lawsuit that was very strong, very powerful.”Considering that the decision to give Trump nearly a quarter of a billion dollars will fall in the hands of his own appointees and allies, it’s no wonder the Times called the demand “the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts” in the White House.After the Times story broke, a reporter asked the president about it and he seemed to admit it was true, albeit in a roundabout way.“Well, I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that,” Trump replied. “Probably, yeah, that’s true. That’s very interesting. No, I get no salary. I gave up my salary. It’s a good salary.”Trump said that if he does get the cash, he’ll “do something nice with it, like give it to charity or give it to the White House, where we restore the White House. And we’re doing a great job in the White House. As you know, the ballroom is under construction.”Naturally, the potential payout was heavily condemned by the president’s critics on social media.So…after being investigated for alleged wrongdoing, his next move is to demand taxpayers pay him hundreds of millions because the DOJ did its job? Fascinating legal strategy: ‘You caught me, now fund my feelings.’…Grifter just keeps on grifting.— Terra 🌍 ☮️ ✌️ (@Iget2bme72) October 21, 2025Trump is demanding the Department of Justice pay him $230 million of YOUR MONEY to cover his legal fees. Are you fucking kidding me? Hasn’t this guy put enough cash in his pocket since taking office? The most corrupt president in American history... by a mile.— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) October 21, 2025This would be the most corrupt act in presidential history. No complicated schemes, no outside actors, just a straight up looting of the taxpayers to put $230 million in Trump's pocket. https://t.co/lX0tfgMEL9— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 21, 2025Trump commits crimes, gets away with it, gets elected, install cronies, gets cronies to approve a personal quarter billion payment to him personally. pic.twitter.com/BqMlYF3lYO— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 21, 2025It's hard to think of an action more purely corrupt than a a president ordering the executive branch to pay him hundreds of millions of dollars. I cannot wait to read the MAGA defenses of this (and there will be many). They'll display Soviet levels of sycophancy. https://t.co/LZOZypchZK— David French (@DavidAFrench) October 21, 2025#GOP@RepMcCaul@RepDavidKustoff@RepKnott & @RepBrianFitz are all former US Attys.I have no doubt all 4 of them will very forcefully condemn the shameless, naked corruption of Trump demanding his criminal defense team loot DOJ to reimburse him for the legal fees he paid them. pic.twitter.com/pBwbsW1hVE— Another Wonderful Secret 🚼👩🍼👨🍼🚸 (@OK_Dumbass) October 21, 2025Turning investigations into profit is corruption, not governance. A president demanding cash from DOJ for doing its duty shreds the boundary between the public purse and private gain, one of the last lines holding our republic upright.— Constitutional Advocate ⚖️ (@ConstAdvocate) October 21, 2025Trump 2016 - “I won’t accept presidential salary”Trump 2025 - “I demand $230 million payout” pic.twitter.com/DlwvxWBmAz— Denise Wu (@denisewu) October 21, 2025

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