Judge grants longer-term block of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, wants guarantee it’s dead
Judge Leonie Brinkema gave the administration one week to swear the fund will not proceed after finding the legal requirements for an injunction were met.
- A federal judge extended the block on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" on Friday, ruling that the controversial taxpayer-funded program must remain frozen until further notice.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the government's argument that the issue is moot, noting that despite acting Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Congress the administration is scrapping the fund, President Trump himself has not publicly or unequivocally endorsed its cancellation.
- The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" was originally established to settle Trump's personal lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, aiming to route $1.776 billion from the federal Judgment Fund to compensate individuals claiming to be victims of government "lawfare."
- The fund faces intense bipartisan backlash and multiple legal challenges, with critics and a lawsuit filed by Capitol police officers labeling it an illegal "slush fund" designed to improperly reward political allies.
- Judge Brinkema gave both sides one week to negotiate a binding agreement, explicitly demanding that acting Attorney General Blanche submit a sworn, formal declaration promising that the administration will not revive the fund.
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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Swear $1.8 Billion Slush Fund 'Is Not Happening'
A federal judge may have dealt the final blow to President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded "weaponization fund" on Friday, indefinitely blocking it and ordering his administration to state unequivocally that it's no longer happening.
Judge to Trump Officials on Fund: Put It in Writing
A federal judge isn't taking the Justice Department's word for it when it comes to the controversial $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." On Friday, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema extended her order blocking the DOJ from moving ahead with the fund, ruling that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement that...
A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to confirm the abandonment of its project of compensation funds "anti-instrumentalization" of justice, denounced by its opponents as a "black cash". ...
Judge continues to block Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund
A federal judge continued to block the Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, expressing skepticism with the administration's claims that the program is not moving forward.
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