Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Asking AI: Can the US President Sue His Own Justice Department? A Legal Oddity Explained

by Nomad.

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 The New York Times reported in October of 2025:
President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.
So I asked DeepSeek - a research-oriented AI- a simple question: Can a sitting president sue his own Justice Department and if that's possible, can he settle out of court? 
Here is its response: