Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill what DOJ calls its "anti-weaponization fund"
Democrats say the fund would reward Trump allies and Jan. 6 defendants, while Republicans split over limits that could affect a $72 billion spending bill.
- Senate Republicans are stalling on a $70 billion immigration enforcement package as backlash grows against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, which critics characterize as a 'slush fund' for political allies.
- Settling Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the Justice Department established the fund to compensate those claiming political targeting during the Biden administration.
- On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer launched a coordinated Democratic effort to kill the fund, while many Republican senators privately confronted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about potential payouts to January 6 rioters.
- A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the fund on Friday, and some Republican allies are urging the White House to abandon the controversial program entirely to preserve broader immigration legislation.
- Returning to Washington next week, Senate Republican leaders face intense divisions as Democrats vow to force recorded votes on the fund, leaving the $70 billion immigration package in legislative limbo.
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Schumer Launches Senate Democratic Campaign to Block $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on June 1 launched a coordinated effort to block a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) fund tied to President Donald Trump’s settled lawsuit against the IRS, telling colleagues his caucus would use every legislative tool available to stop it. In a letter to Senate Democrats sent as the chamber returned from its Memorial Day recess, Schumer said the party would rely on budget reconciliation, …
Democrats Have Figured Out How To Kill Trump's Weaponization Fund
The recent court order temporarily blocking Trump’s DOJ weaponization of government funds that are intended to pay off those who committed crimes to help Trump in his effort to overturn the 2020 election was an even bigger deal than first reported. The temporary order blocking the fund gave members of Congress from both parties who oppose it time to work together to kill it. While it is true that Congress can’t shut down the already authorized D…
GOP's primed for primary season payback on Trump's most ambitious, controversial policy
Senate Democrats plan to kill Trump's nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, with Chuck Schumer vowing to force Republicans to vote on the controversial DOJ settlement.
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