Judge says lawsuit against Trump DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund will proceed
The judge said the Justice Department has not shown the $1.8 billion fund is dead and ordered more filings after officials refused a signed declaration.
- On Thursday, District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund will proceed, rejecting the Justice Department's verbal assurances that the initiative is defunct.
- The Justice Department established the $1.776 billion fund in May as part of a settlement where President Donald Trump dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, intending to compensate those claiming the justice system was "weaponized" against them.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche previously told Congress the fund was "not going forward, period," but Brinkema questioned the government's credibility, noting officials "refused to accord a genuine degree of trustworthiness" to their claims.
- The judge ordered the Justice Department to file a written response in the coming weeks, hinting that Blanche may face a deposition to answer questions about the administration's plans for the program.
- Amid reports that potential beneficiaries include Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, the fund sparked bipartisan uproar; while the administration maintains the initiative is defunct, Trump continues to tout the program as a "great idea.
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