Top DOJ official deletes post suggesting alternate plan for compensating alleged 'weaponization' victims

The obscure 80-year-old law Trump DOJ could use for doomed slush fund

While the future of President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is in doubt, his Department of Justice is already opening the door to alleged victims of government weaponization to file claims under an obscure 80-year-old law that grants the DOJ uncapped funds to settle with people who say they faced politically motivated prosecution.The Wall Street Journal reports that DOJ officials have “emphasized” that they have the authori…

DOJ Opens Door to Funding 'Weaponization' Claims Under Obscure 80-Year-Old Law

While the future of President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is in doubt, his Department of Justice is already opening the door to alleged victims of government weaponization to file claims under an obscure 80-year-old law that grants the DOJ uncapped funds to settle with people who say they faced politically motivated prosecution. The Wall Street Journal reports that DOJ officials have “emphasized” that they have the author…

Republicans' brawl over Trump's 'slush fund' isn’t over yet

The DOJ has promised its so-called "anti-weaponization" fund is dead. Democrats want Republicans to prove it.

Top DOJ official deletes post suggesting alternate plan for compensating alleged 'weaponization' victims

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department’s number three-ranked official suggested overnight in a since deleted post that the Trump administration would be moving forward with an alt…

DOJ caught deleting bombshell admission on Jan. 6 slush fund revival

The Justice Department's No. 3 official briefly admitted on X that the agency was moving to revive a controversial fund to compensate Jan. 6 defendants — then deleted the post on Wednesday.Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. responded to a post from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) with a ...

Top DOJ official deletes post suggesting alternate plan for compensating alleged ‘weaponization’ victims

(WASHINGTON) - The Justice Department's number three-ranked official suggested overnight in a since deleted post that the Trump administration would be moving forward with an alternative plan to compensate victims of claimed Biden-era "weaponization." The post came just hours after the acting attorney general committed [...]