DOJ rebuffs judge’s request for Blanche to declare in court that anti-weaponization fund is dead | CNN Politics

The Justice Department is refusing to provide court declarations from senior officials confirming that a controversial $1.8 billion fund is defunct.

The fund would have compensated people claiming to be victims of government weaponization under prior administrations.

Officials argue that previous congressional testimony and court filings already confirm the fund will not move forward.

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The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward.