CNN: Trump declines to commit to permanently scrapping $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Senate Republicans are still weighing an amendment to eliminate the $1.8 billion fund as Trump declines to rule out keeping it.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declined to commit to scrapping the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, calling it "a beautiful thing" and injecting uncertainty into the Senate's $70 billion immigration funding bill.
- Initially intended to aid government victimization claims, the fund faced backlash after coverage became tied to January 6, 2021, rioters seeking compensation, leaving lawmakers on the Hill wary of supporting those who assaulted the Capitol.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated, "We are not moving forward with the fund, period," during Tuesday's congressional hearing, while Senator Thom Tillis plans to introduce an amendment to formally eliminate it through legislation.
- Senate Republicans are advancing the $70 billion immigration package while stripping nearly $1 billion in other security funds, including for the East Wing ballroom project, with voting expected to begin early Thursday morning.
- With GOP leadership aiming to pass the immigration enforcement package this week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his team are working to manage internal tension over the fund, leaving its final status uncertain.
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Trump refuses to commit to dropping $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund
President Trump declined to commit to scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated his allies and Jan. 6 rioters, one day after the Justice Department’s top official said they were retreating from the program that sparked a political backlash on both sides of the aisle. “I don’t know. I’d have to ask the lawyers,” Mr. Trump said Wednesday when asked if the fund was dead or simply on hold. “The weaponization fund, as far as…
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Sen. McCormick, Rep. Meuser defend Trump’s IRS lawsuit and $1.8B “weaponization” fund
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and Rep. Dan Meuser defended President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the seemingly shelved $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund during separate TV appearances Wednesday morning.
Trump declines to commit to permanently scrapping $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
President Donald Trump declined to commit to permanently scrapping a controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Wednesday, injecting fresh uncertainty into the Senate’s effort to pass $70 billion in new immigration enforcement funding.
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