DOJ says it will stop work on $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" after judge's ruling
The department said it will comply with the ruling while legal challenges and Republican backlash continue over possible payouts to Jan. 6 defendants.
- The US Department of Justice will cease work on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion fund following a court ruling that halted its operation.
- The DOJ expressed strong disagreement with the court's decision regarding the fund.
- The DOJ stated the fund was created to address significant abuse, harm, and hate unfairly shown to many individuals.
- Judge Brinkema has prohibited the DOJ from operating the fund until a preliminary hearing set for June 12.
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Johnson Confirms Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is ‘Off the Table’
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday confirmed that the chamber was unlikely to approve the Department of Justice's "anti-weaponization fund" due to the GOP's narrow majority and internal scrutiny from the rank-and-file lawmakers. The DOJ originally announced the $1.776 billion fund as part of a settlement to end President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilt…
The planned fund should compensate people who feel politically persecuted. Republicans threatened internally to block the project.
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On Friday, a court had temporarily frozen the fund, criticized by its opponents as a "black cash".
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