Chuck Schumer shares plans to force vote on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and accuses Trump of ‘corruption’

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…

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

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

Senate Democrats introduced a bill that would end Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund before it doled out cash to insurrectionists and other losers.

The minority leader told members that Democrats would force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion fund.

Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to kill the Trump administration's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund."

Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation

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Democrats believe the fund has no lawful basis, with Schumer writing that it is “the most brazen act of self-dealing yet."

Opposition to the $1.8 billion Justice Department fund, which critics call a "slush fund," helped grind Senate floor action to a halt last month.

Chuck Schumer shares plans to force vote on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and accuses Trump of ‘corruption’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Democrats will force a vote on the Trump administration's Anti Weaponization Fund.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out a plan to fight the controversial $1.8 billion fund.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he was launching an effort to kill "slush fund" by forcing Republicans to vote on it.

Republican senators want a more explicit answer from the Trump administration about what’s happening with the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

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

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP