Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit
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…
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…
The order comes in response to a suit alleging violations of the First and Fifth Amendments and Congressional authority.
The order temporarily prevents officials from transferring money into or paying claims out of the $1.8 billion fund.
In a two-page order on Friday, the judge barred the justice department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund.
The fund has sparked a broad backlash since it was announced earlier this month, exposing fractures within the Republican Party.
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation" of a $1.778 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
A federal judge in Florida reopened President Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on Friday to investigate the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that resulted from the settlement. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, revived the case in response to a request from 35 former federal…
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."
