Trump Stumped When Asked About His Demand That DOJ Pay Him $230-M

Donald Trump struggled to answer questions from the press about reports that he is seeking to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay him $230 million as compensation for being investigated during the Biden presidency, Catherine Bouris reported for The Daily Beast.

Trump had reportedly filed two complaints in 2023 and 2024 seeking damages for numerous alleged violations of his rights.

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A recent report from The New York Times revealed that the president had filed two complaints in 2023 and 2024 seeking damages for numerous alleged violations of his rights.

Asked about the report during a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump, 79, appeared consistently unsure about the subject.

“Are you asking the Justice Department to look into the federal investigations into you and look for compensation, and how much are you asking for?” a reporter asked Trump.

“Um, who is asking for what?” he replied, prompting her to repeat her question.

“Whose compensation? Whose compensation? I don’t get any compensation; I do it for nothing. I gave up my salary,” Trump said, forcing the reporter to rephrase her question.

“I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that,” the president finally said, before again referring to his salary — which was not the subject of the reporter’s question.

“As far as the litigation and everything that’s been involved, yeah, they probably owe me a lot of money, but if I get money from our country, I’ll do something nice with it, like give it to charity or give it to the White House while we restore the White House,” he added.