The case by Trump against the Internal Revenue Service had resulted in a settlement which provided for a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund". While the stated purpose of the fund was to provide redress for others claiming to be victims of government "lawfare", critics described it as a slush fund for supporters of the US president.

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