Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice will not operate a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.

The Justice Department said it 'strongly disagrees' with the court's ruling that paused a $1.776 fund for victims of government "weaponization," but would still abide by it.

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

The Justice Department said it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the program.

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 \

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

Lawmakers have been confused over what the DOJ’s statement Monday pausing the fund actually meant in practice.

“We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche told the House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

Not even Donald Trump’s own party could get behind the fund.

The Justice Department said it will abide by a federal court order pausing the fund, which also faced fierce Republican opposition in the Senate

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a…

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the…

Blanche made the comments during testimony before a House subcommittee.

The fund received massive bipartisan blowback.

Blanche’s confirmation comes one day after the agency put out a statement saying it would abide by a judge's order halting the creation of the fund.

"We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche told House lawmakers.

However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities

“We're not moving forward with the fund,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department won't move forward with President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion \

The DOJ said in a statement Monday that it would comply with a recent court order halting the funding, but Blanche’s comments appeared to go a step further.