Judge grants longer-term block of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, wants guarantee it’s dead
The judge said the administration must file a sworn declaration that the $1.776 billion program will not proceed.
- 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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Judge extends block on Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
A U.S. federal judge has extended a block on President Donald Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” but signaled she will drop the matter if the administration more definitively disavows the project. At a hearing Friday in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the Justice Department’s arguments that a lawsuit challenging the fund became moot after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declared at a House hearing last wee…
Montana Standard
Trump allies have another plan to pay
WASHINGTON — While the Justice Department says it abandoned plans for President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, some of his allies shifted focus to a different way to make payouts to his supporters, including those who took part…
Roanoke Times
US judge blocks fund for 'anti-weaponization'
WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge indefinitely blocked a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund supported by President Donald Trump on Friday, giving the administration one week to provide a sworn statement that the fund will not go forward.
Donald Trump just got hit by a one-two punch
Donate to Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. Donate to Palmer Report. Palmer Report is leading the way in taking back our country from Donald Trump. Donate nowAs Friday dawned, it was clear that Donald Trump was not going to have a good day in court. The block on Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” (I nicknamed it the pro-insurrectionist fund) had been temporarily blocked, as you know. But nobody from the Department of Justice has said under oath …
Clinton judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization fund
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, even as another federal judge earlier this week declined to intervene after the Justice Department said the fund was no longer moving forward. The court disputes have heightened pressure on the administration to formally dismantle the fund. While Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Co…
Judge issues injunction blocking administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) - A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from establishing its $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" after expressing concerns that senior officials have not put in their commitment to not move forward with the fund in writing. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema repeatedly cited acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's refusal to commit to not moving forward with the fund under penalty of pe…
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