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DOJ Investigates $20B Nonprofit Grants Amid Conflict Concerns

5/13/2025

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Concerns are mounting over $20 billion in grants awarded to eight nonprofits prior to Trump's presidency, as revealed by EPA documents. Issues of inflated salaries and potential conflicts of interest have surfaced, with groups like Climate United and Justice Climate Fund allegedly created to access these funds. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has initiated a DOJ investigation and halted the disbursement of funds.

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Concerns are mounting over $20 billion in grants awarded to eight nonprofits prior to Trump's presidency, as revealed by EPA documents. Issues of inflated salaries and potential conflicts of interest have surfaced, with groups like Climate United and Justice Climate Fund allegedly created to access these funds. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has initiated a DOJ investigation and halted the disbursement of funds.