1. United States
2. Hawaii
3. Letter

I am writing as a constituent, small business owner, and Hawaii taxpayer who is outraged by what legal scholars are calling the most brazenly corrupt act in U.S. presidential history. On May 18, 2026, President Trump dropped a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against his own IRS, the agency he controls as president, in exchange for the Department of Justice creating a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” drawn entirely from taxpayer dollars. His personal attorney, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, signed the settlement on behalf of the United States government. The president sat on both sides of the negotiating table. The facts speak for themselves: • The settlement was rushed specifically to avoid a court deadline requiring justification for why the lawsuit could legally proceed at all. • The presiding judge publicly criticized the DOJ for concealing settlement details from the court. • Legal experts noted Trump’s claims were likely barred by the statute of limitations, as the underlying conduct occurred in 2019 and 2020, more than two years before this lawsuit was filed. • The fund operates with no congressional authorization, no transparency requirements, and no limits on presidential control, disbursing nearly $2 billion to the president’s allies by January 2029, his final month in office. • The Treasury Department’s own general counsel resigned the same day the settlement was announced. This is not partisan outrage. This is a structural breach of constitutional governance. Congress controls the purse. That power is meaningless if it goes undefended. I urge you to: 1. Co-sponsor the Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act. 2. Demand oversight hearings into the DOJ’s conduct and fund governance. 3. Call for a freeze on disbursements pending congressional authorization. 4. Investigate potential violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. I pay my taxes. I expect them to serve the public, not fund a slush fund controlled by the president who created it. I expect you to act.