The fund has sparked concern that people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 could receive taxpayer-funded payouts.

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…

‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ has infuriated lawmakers and faces major legal roadblocks

Trump's political payout scheme upset Republicans on Capitol Hill.

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The fund has sparked concern that people who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 could receive taxpayer-funded payouts.

The fund emerged from a legal settlement between Trump and the Justice Department to resolve a lawsuit in which the president sued the Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion.

The DOJ said it would abide by a court ruling pausing the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, but that ruling doesn’t concern the other part of Trump’s settlement.

President Trump's proposed $1.8 billion fund for alleged government "weaponization" victims has been halted. Republican lawmakers in Congress strongly opposed the plan. This move…

Legal challenges and a pushback from Republican lawmakers have prompted a rare U-turn from the US president.

The Justice Department has reportedly agreed to temporarily pause Trump's $1.776 billion fund, in compliance with a court order. | World News

Trump's $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of government weaponization is on hold after backlash from Republicans.

President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged government weaponisation faces uncertainty as Republican senators voice opposition to its passage.