Trump defends DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund from GOP critics
A $1.776 billion fund, settled from Trump's tax return lawsuit, aims to compensate alleged 'weaponization' victims but faces significant bipartisan backlash and legal challenges.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump defended the Justice Department's $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund,' claiming he 'allowed' it to proceed after earlier denying involvement in its creation.
- Earlier this week, Trump twice claimed he 'wasn't involved' in the fund's creation announced Monday, telling reporters during a Monday event he played no role in 'the whole creation of it and the negotiation.'
- Under the settlement deal, Trump and two sons receive a 'formal apology' but no monetary payment; Trump claimed he 'gave up a lot of money' to help others 'abused by an evil, corrupt, and weaponized Biden Administration.'
- Congressional Republicans on Thursday postponed a $70 billion immigration bill as Senate Republicans sought to rein in spending for the anti-weaponization fund, forcing lawmakers to recess for Memorial Day weekend.
- Legal challenges mount as police officers filed a lawsuit to block the fund; Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out payments to nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters convicted of assaulting police officers.
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Washington, D.C. — Several Republican senators whose phone records were secretly subpoenaed during federal investigations tied to the 2020 election are distancing themselves from a controversial Justice Department compensation fund created by the Trump administration. The $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was established as part of a settlement tied to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. The program i…
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