President Donald Trump appeared uncertain about the future of the $1.8 billion fund, which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said was being dropped.

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.

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

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 Trump administration has signaled to Republican congressional leaders that it plans to drop the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, though it was unclear how firm or…

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

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

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.

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.

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…

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

Blanche made the comments during testimony before a House subcommittee.

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