The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago.

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 Trump administration is reportedly giving up on the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

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

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

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

President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on his anti-weaponization fund after blowback from congressional Republicans.

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

The announcement comes after Trump met with congressional Republicans over concerns about his settlement with the IRS.

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The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a court ruling that blocked the fund as the White House seeks to restart stalled legislation to fund ICE and Border Patrol.

The Justice Department said it \

Why Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is on the rocks

The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it will comply with a court ruling temporarily blocking a nearly $1.8 billion US fund meant to compensate allies of U.S. President Donald…

The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago.

President Donald Trump was said to be reconsidering a controversial $1.8 billion compensation fund on Monday, created as part of a settlement with the IRS, amid legal challenges…

The Justice Department said it would abide by a court order pausing the creation of the nearly $1.8 billion fund.

The Trump administration has agreed to temporarily suspend its controversial $1.776 billion fund to send taxpayer money to 'victims of lawfare.'

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.

US President Donald Trump has not committed publicly to terminating the pot of money, labelled a "slush fund" for his allies.