Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill what DOJ calls its "anti-weaponization fund"
Democrats say the fund would reward Trump allies and Jan. 6 defendants, while Republicans split over limits that could affect a $72 billion spending bill.
- Senate Republicans are stalling on a $70 billion immigration enforcement package as backlash grows against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, which critics characterize as a 'slush fund' for political allies.
- Settling Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the Justice Department established the fund to compensate those claiming political targeting during the Biden administration.
- On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer launched a coordinated Democratic effort to kill the fund, while many Republican senators privately confronted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about potential payouts to January 6 rioters.
- A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the fund on Friday, and some Republican allies are urging the White House to abandon the controversial program entirely to preserve broader immigration legislation.
- Returning to Washington next week, Senate Republican leaders face intense divisions as Democrats vow to force recorded votes on the fund, leaving the $70 billion immigration package in legislative limbo.
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Senate GOP revolts over Trump DOJ $2 billion slush fund
Senate GOP Revolts Over Trump DOJ Slush Fund Senate Republicans are headed back into a mess they did not ask for. A nearly $2 billion Justice Department fund, created through a settlement tied to President Donald Trump and the IRS, has turned into a fresh fight on Capitol Hill. The fund was billed as an anti-weaponization push. But it quickly drew heat from both parties. Democrats call it a slush fund. Many Republicans dislike it too, and not ju…
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union-bulletin.comSchumer vows to block Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday vowed to block President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which critics deride as a corrupt slush fund for MAGA allies and Jan. 6 attackers. The minority leader outlined plans to launch “a coordinated effort…
U.S. President Donald Trump could be backing down his $1.8 billion "Fund Against Armamentization" plan after Republicans and Democrats refused, according to a report by the Politico media. Republicans and Democrats crossed out the plan as a discretionary fund for President Trump’s political allies. This morning Trump held a meeting with House President Mike Johnson to talk about the fund, as part of a broader discussion on stagnant legislation t…
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