The $1.8 billion settlement was seen as a "slush fund" by the president's critics and made many in his own party uncomfortable.

President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is currently stalled, with some allies urging the White House to scrap it altogether amid an unusually…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., had previously said Republicans were in discussions with the White House about changing the fund.

The Justice Department said it \