Judge grants longer-term block of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, wants guarantee it’s dead
Judge Leonie Brinkema gave the administration one week to swear the fund will not proceed after finding the legal requirements for an injunction were met.
- A federal judge extended the block on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" on Friday, ruling that the controversial taxpayer-funded program must remain frozen until further notice.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the government's argument that the issue is moot, noting that despite acting Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Congress the administration is scrapping the fund, President Trump himself has not publicly or unequivocally endorsed its cancellation.
- The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" was originally established to settle Trump's personal lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, aiming to route $1.776 billion from the federal Judgment Fund to compensate individuals claiming to be victims of government "lawfare."
- The fund faces intense bipartisan backlash and multiple legal challenges, with critics and a lawsuit filed by Capitol police officers labeling it an illegal "slush fund" designed to improperly reward political allies.
- Judge Brinkema gave both sides one week to negotiate a binding agreement, explicitly demanding that acting Attorney General Blanche submit a sworn, formal declaration promising that the administration will not revive the fund.
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Suspicious judge blocks Trump's slush fund indefinitely
A suspicious judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's slush fund indefinitely.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she doesn't believe the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund" is truly dead — despite his administration's suggestions — and issued an order blocking it indefinitely, rep...
Judge wants Blanche to swear anti-weaponization fund won't be revived
A federal judge maintained a block on the Department of Justice’s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund Friday, despite the DOJ claiming they have abandoned the planned fund aimed at compensating allies of President Donald Trump and others who say they were politically targeted by the DOJ during the Biden administration. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, extended a block on the fund she issued t…
Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
A federal judge on June 12 extended her block of the Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a new order saying the fund will remain blocked for the time being. The judge gave the parties a week to negotiate an agreement for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to file a sworn declaration that the Trump administration will not revive the fund. Bl…
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