Trump says own Justice Department likely owes him damages, will 'give it to charity'

The Manila Times

Trump says own Justice Department likely owes him damages, will 'give it to charity'  US President Donald Trump says the Department of Justice likely owes him damages, after a report that he was seeking millions of dollars in compensation for past investigations.  Speaking during a White House Diwali event, Trump told reporters that "they probably owe me a lot of money — if I get money from our country, I will do something nice with it like to give it to charity or give it to the White House."  He also addressed the US government shutdown, saying that he'd only Democratic lawmakers "if they let the country open.”  DC POOL / AFP

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00:00Actually, the countries would be generally more difficult.

00:03If we didn't have the power of tariffs, they wouldn't have agreed.

00:05They would have said, nope, you've got to pay ten times more than we're paying.

00:08We were paying.

00:09And his wonderful wife, and thank you very much.

00:11It's a great honor to have you.

00:13As well as our new ambassador to India,

00:15such a profound leader in sharing this diversity with the world.

00:19And we can't thank you enough, and happy to be well.

00:21Thank you, and congratulations.

00:24This is bringing people together from all across the country

00:26and all different backgrounds.

00:28And this day is, of course,

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