Setback
Last week, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s push to create a fund for people claiming they were “victims of lawfare and weaponization”
Days after a federal judge temporarily halted the President Donald Trump‘s controversial $1.776 billion fund to send taxpayer money to “victims of lawfare and weaponization,” the administration agreed to comply with the court ruling.
In a statement, the Department of Justice said that while it “disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia,” the department “will abide by the Court’s ruling.” However, the White House has not stated whether it will attempt to make changes to the fund or scrap it altogether.
The slush fund, which is set up to compensate Trump allies that he feels have been wronged by past administrations — particularly former President Joe Biden, has been paused for at least two weeks. The plan received backlash from Senate Republicans who objected to potential payouts to Jan. 6 rioters at the U.S. Capitol.
