Published on
02/06/2026 - 13:49 GMT+2
Republican senators in the US are set to discuss how they will proceed after the Justice Department said it would comply with a court order temporarily blocking a controversial $1.776 billion (€1.53 billion) settlement fund that has divided President Donald Trump’s party.
Several Republican senators have demanded greater clarity from the administration over the future of the Anti-Weaponisation fund, which was created as part of a settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
The fund has drawn criticism because opponents claim it could be used to compensate some of Trump’s political supporters, including individuals involved in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
