Challengers to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” asked a judge on Tuesday to let them seek evidence the Justice Department truly is abandoning the program. The filing came in response to arguments the Trump administration made in filings last week that the lawsuit is unnecessary because the fund “is now not going forward.” […]
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DOJ has said the $1.8 billion fund is not moving forward; a hearing is set Friday
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations subcommittee the 'anti-weaponization' fund was not moving forward. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:01pm
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