US judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund
The order halts transfers and claims while a June 12 hearing considers whether the fund lacks congressional authorization, plaintiffs said.
- Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," halting its formation, operations, and any potential payouts to maintain the status quo for at least the next two weeks.
- The administration established the massive fund as an administrative settlement to resolve President Donald Trump’s private lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns, drawing from the federal Judgment Fund to compensate individuals claiming they were targeted by government "lawfare."
- The lawsuit blocking the fund was filed by the advocacy group Democracy Forward on behalf of alleged targets of administration retribution, including a former federal prosecutor who was fired after prosecuting January 6 cases.
- The Justice Department remains confident that the fund is legally sound, defending it as backed by clear historical precedent of administrative settlements and vowing not to let "the policy preferences of judges" interfere with providing restitution.
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Clinton Judge Blocks Trump’s $1.776 Billion “Weaponization” Fund
(The Epoch Times)—A federal judge in Virginia on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from initiating plans to create a $1.776 “anti-weaponization” fund that would compensate what the Trump administration says are people who were unfairly targeted by the government in investigations. In a two-page order, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema wrote that...
Judge Brinkema Blocks Trump DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund Payouts
Judge Brinkema Blocks DOJ Anti Weaponization Fund A federal judge has put a temporary stop on the Trump Justice Department’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund, at least for now. That means anyone hoping to get money from the program will have to wait while the court sorts it out. The ruling came Friday from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who said the government cannot move forward until after a hearing. The order blocks the DOJ “from taking any …
US President Donald Trump's administration has suffered a major legal setback. A federal court has temporarily blocked a nearly $1.8 billion fund the Trump administration was creating to compensate victims of alleged government "weaponization."
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