Donald Trump says the slush fund will happen. His own team says it’s over.

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

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

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

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President Trump drops $1.8 billion slush fund for allies amid backlash. Legislation introduced to prevent future misuse of taxpayer money.

Whether the motivation was backlash from Republicans in Congress or rulings from federal judges, the disastrous $1.776 billion slush fund is no more.

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

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

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

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.

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

The US president is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $2.51 billion fund for his political allies, sources say.

The fund received massive bipartisan blowback, but the Trump family will still get out of having to pay any back taxes they owe.

It’s a significant backdown from the US president, who said he “gave up a lot of money” to allow the so-called Anti-Weaponisation Fund to go ahead.

It’s a significant backdown from the US president, who said he “gave up a lot of money” to allow the so-called Anti-Weaponisation Fund to go ahead.

Donald Trump says the slush fund will happen. His own team says it’s over.