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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund
- The Justice Department created an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" today intended to compensate victims of "weaponization and lawfare" through a new compensation initiative.
- Two police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit today seeking to block payouts from the fund to their attackers.
- Houston Rep. Lizzie Fletcher introduced a bill today calling the fund a "perversion of our system of justice," signaling strong congressional opposition to the initiative.
- Both the lawsuit and bill indicate significant disagreement over whether the Department should compensate those involved in the Capitol attack, creating legal and political conflict.
- Ongoing tension between the Department and Capitol defenders continues, with questions remaining about the "Anti-Weaponization Fund's" future and which groups may ultimately receive compensation.
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Judge temporarily blocks Justice Department's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
A federal judge temporarily blocked the government from doling out money from President Trump’s new “anti-weaponization” fund on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonic Brinkema indicated the pause is to ensure that no funds are “irreversibly disbursed” from the fund until she can rule on an emergency motion to block it. “It is important that the status quo be maintained until plaintiffs’ pending Motion has been [...]
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