Mike Johnson still doesn’t know about Trump’s $230m DOJ ‘compensation’ deal

Politics
24 Oct 2025 • 12:45 AM MYT
The Independent
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House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that he still doesn’t know the details of Donald Trump’s potential ‘compensation’ deal with the Justice Department.

The president is allegedly demanding $230 million from the DOJ to cover legal costs during federal investigations against him.

Johnson told reporters that he didn’t know the details of the claim during a news conference Wednesday (22 October).

On Thursday, a reporter asked the speaker for his comment, “now that you’ve had some time to get the details.”

“That’s still on my to-do list,” Johnson replied.

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