{"id":2609428,"date":"2026-06-02T08:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-imposes-100-tax-on-relief-payouts-to-victims-of-government-overreach\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:08:59","slug":"gov-newsom-imposes-100-tax-on-relief-payouts-to-victims-of-government-overreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-imposes-100-tax-on-relief-payouts-to-victims-of-government-overreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Newsom Imposes 100% Tax on Relief Payouts to Victims of Government Overreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-newsom-imposes-100-tax-on-relief-payouts-to-victims-of-government-overreach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governors Gavin Newsom says he will support a 100% tax on any payouts California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-to-give-illegal-immigrants-covid-checks-of-up-to-15600-republicans-hit-back-in-new-york-it-pays-to-break-the-law\/\" title=\"NY To Give Illegal Immigrants COVID Checks Of Up To ,600, Republicans Hit Back: \u2018In New York, It Pays To Break The Law\u2019\">residents receive<\/a> from President Donald Trump\u2019s newly created \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, which Newsom calls a \u201cslush fund.\u201d the move follows Trump\u2019s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the IRS and establish the fund to compensate people alleging \u201cweaponization and lawfare,\u201d a step some observers argue amounts to an unconstitutional bill of attainder.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s proposal is part of a broader wave of Democratic-led legislation in several states: New York Assemblyman Alex Bores and New Jersey lawmakers (including Sen.Andrew Zwicker) have also promoted measures to tax 100% of payouts. Trump,simultaneously occurring,defends the fund as intended to help people he says were abused by the Biden administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tax to any payouts that residents receive from President Donald Trump\u2019s $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >776 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-announces-1-776-billion-anti-weaponization-fund\/\" title=\"Trump DOJ announces .776 billion &#039;anti-weaponization&#039; ...\">anti-weaponization fund<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s statement comes after Trump dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and instead created the anti-weaponization fund\u00a0to \u201chear and redress claims of others who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-fight-harder-against-restitution-for-doj-weaponization-than-against-weaponization-itself\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Fight Restitution Harder Than Weaponization\">suffered weaponization<\/a> and lawfare.\u201d Some <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realTJRoberts\/status\/2059774620182392941?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">observers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfGrewal\/status\/2059767228006855122?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">say<\/a> Newsom\u2019s proposition is an illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/essay\/artI-S9-C3-2\/ALDE_00013187\/%5B'bill',%20'of',%20'attainder'%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill of attainder<\/a>, an act imposing a penalty or form of punishment that is imposed on specific groups or people without trial which Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 of the Constitution explicitly forbids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone from California that receives any of those funds we want to tax 100 percent of those proceeds,\u201d Newsom told reporters during a press conference in his office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/05\/27\/newsom-vows-100-percent-tax-on-doj-anti-weaponization-fund-payouts-00939587?app_id=se.dn&#038;app_name=Dagens+Nyheter&#038;app_version=10.8.0.8437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Politico. He is calling Trump\u2019s settlement a \u201cslush fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was originally filed by Trump against the IRS and the Treasury Department in a Miami Federal Court in January 2026. The suit was filed over alleged mishandling of protected information after tax records from Trump\u2019s first presidency were leaked in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Littlejohn, former IRS contractor, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/former-irs-contractor-sentenced-disclosing-tax-return-information-news-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to five years in prison in January 2024 after pleading guilty to releasing 15 years of Trump\u2019s tax records to media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the fund believe that it is designed to give money to Trump\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New York State Assemblyman Alex Bores also released legislation to tax 100% of the funds received from payouts. His fellow Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/proposed-bill-tax-new-yorkers-tap-anti-weaponization-fund-100-rcna347133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation<\/a> to be voted on in the coming days. Bores is currently running to replace retiring Democratic New York Rep. Jerry Nadler in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, a Democratic state lawmaker has said he is also working on a bill to tax 100% of the funds received from payouts, Politico reported.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Sen. Andrew Zwicker, said he believes the 100% tax is a \u201cbrilliant counter to Trump\u2019s corruption,\u201d in an interview with the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Trump defended the fund in a May 22  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TruthTrumpPosts\/status\/2057829550969835546?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> stating that it is to help people who have been \u201cbadly abused by an evil, corrupt, and weaponized Biden Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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