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Acting AG Blanche says Trump administration is nixing 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Blanche said the Justice Department is ending the plan after bipartisan backlash and court setbacks, with Republicans warning it could aid Jan. 6 rioters.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that the Justice Department is scrapping the nearly $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" intended to compensate allies of President Donald Trump following widespread political backlash and legal setbacks.
- The Trump administration originally defended the fund as compensation for what officials insist was a "weaponized Justice Department" under President Joe Biden, though Democrats argued the proposal lacked necessary oversight and accountability.
- A Virginia court temporarily blocked the fund, forcing the Justice Department to comply with a pause for at least two weeks as payouts would have been decided by a five-member commission appointed by Blanche.
- During a tense private meeting last week, Republican senators voiced significant opposition, with more than half raising concerns that directly complicated legislative negotiations over funding immigration enforcement agencies.
- Republicans returning to Washington on Monday stated they won't pass the Homeland Security spending bill until the White House works with Congress to place parameters on any compensation efforts, keeping the proposal a central point of contention.
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The Trump administration is giving up its project against instrumentalization of justice, barely established and denounced by its opponents as a black bullet, announces Tuesday the interim secretary of Justice Todd Blanche, reports AFP.
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Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay people who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department — a proposal that halted work on legislation to fund immigration and deportation activities. Acting Atto…
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