Taxpayers foot bill for $23M in DOJ investigations into Trump, $6.4M Biden probe
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The DOJ's investigations into Donald Trump and Joe Biden have cost taxpayers a combined total of nearly $30 million, with $23 million being spent on Trump inestigations alone.
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The figures were revealed Friday in expenditure reports by the DOJ and reflect spending totals by both special counsels from the beginning of April 2023 through the end of September 2023. The totals also included costs sustained by other DOJ agencies related to the investigations.
The expenditure report for Smith's investigations into Trump revealed that the DOJ had spent approximately $7.3 million on things like compensation and benefits for certain personnel, travel, supplies, rent and additional services.
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