Trump stopped this via Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo banning the DOJ from entering into third party settlement agreements after substantial evidence emerged implicating the Obama DOJ in such practices.
[Trump stopped this via Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo banning the DOJ from entering into third party settlement agreements after substantial evidence emerged implicating the Obama DOJ in such practices.]
This should be codified into US federal law.
This is government acting as an enforcement arm of private political groups.
Find the laws that were violated and initiate a clawback of all donations from said groups. Alternatively, or, additionally, make the principals who did this reimburse the treasury for the loss.