A federal judge has slammed the brakes on President Donald Trump's massive compensation fund for allies who believe they were wrongly targeted by President Joe Biden's government.Virginia-based U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema temporarily blocked the administration from moving forward with plans to establish a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund,"…
A federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton has blocked Donald Trump from moving forward his plans to create a $1.8 billion taxpayer 'slush fund' to compensate his political allies.
Order blocks White House from ‘taking any further action’ on settlement fund until further legal arguments heardSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring any money into a secretive and loosely controlled $1.8bn fund while a legal challenge proceeds.The order…
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund in a Friday order.The big picture: The controversial plan aims to create an unprecedented mechanism to compensate people who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the government.Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Leonie…
The order comes in response to a suit alleging violations of the First and Fifth Amendments and Congressional authority.
The Justice Department announced the $1.7 billion fund as part of a settlement of a civil lawsuit President Trump brought against the IRS.
Various groups have challenged the Justice Department’s new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the government from doling out money from President Trump’s new “anti-weaponization” fund on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonic Brinkema indicated the pause is to ensure that no funds are “irreversibly disbursed” from the fund until she can rule on an emergency motion to block it. “It is important that the status quo be…
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked President Trump's administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of what Trump has called government “weaponization."
President Trump's efforts to deliver justice for victims of wrongful prosecutions by the Department of Justice are now on hold thanks to an activist judge. The post BREAKING: Clinton Judge ‘Temporarily’ BLOCKS Trump’s $1.8 Billion Compensation Fund for Victims of Wrongful DOJ Prosecutions appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
