A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's $1.8 billion fund linked to the so-called 'anti-weaponization'. Nbc News reports that the order was issued by Alexandria federal judge Leonie M. Brinkema, following an appeal filed by a former prosecutor involved

The Trump administration is blocked from transferring money to the fund or giving it out to applicants, at least temporarily.

A court has temporarily suspended work on Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies who believe…

A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who it says…

US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the…

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from moving ahead with a controversial $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund”.

Money was to be used to settle claims by people who said they had been mistreated by US department of justice

A federal judge has ordered a temporary freeze on any payments coming from the Trump administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

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Lawsuit brought by former January 6 prosecutor and others accuses administration of illegally launching compensation fund for his allies

A federal judge issued a temporary block on the DOJ's controversial “anti-weaponization fund” pending a hearing in June.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the DOJ from transferring money to or processing claims from the fund, with a hearing set for June 12

Order blocks White House from ‘taking any further action’ on settlement fund until further legal arguments heard

"...to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed."

The nearly $1.8bn fund stemmed from a recent IRS settlement with Donald Trump over his leaked tax records.

A federal judge in Virginia on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” created by the Justice…

"Taxpayer dollars should serve the American people, not finance political favors or reward blind, and sometimes violent, loyalty to a single politician," said the head of one…

A judge blocked the DOJ's $1.8 billion fund it created to compensate those who said they were unfairly investigated by previous presidents.

The Trump administration had plans to create a nearly US$1.8 billion fund to compensate people who it says were wrongly targeted by the government in the past.