Corruption Clawback Act
Sen. Schiff Introduces Corruption Clawback Act to Recover Federal Settlements Paid to Trump
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Career government lawyers and officials in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section could see increased funding if payments are recovered, strengthening their ability to investigate public corruption. The bill also reinforces the role of career government attorneys by flagging when standard legal defenses they would typically assert are bypassed in settlements.
“whether the settlement bypassed standard legal defenses (such as statutes of limitations or sovereign immunity) that career Government lawyers would typically assert”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Corruption Clawback Act
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