Senate GOP erupts over Trump DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund, punts ICE, Border Patrol funding
Senate Republicans pause immigration bill push after a tense closed-door meeting over the Trump administration's surprise anti-weaponization fund.

Ray Brescia: The president's lawsuit against the IRS was likely unconstitutional - and the settlement is designed to avoid oversight.
Senate Republicans pause immigration bill push after a tense closed-door meeting over the Trump administration's surprise anti-weaponization fund.
President Trump sued his own administration, settled and will now spend $1.776 billion of taxpayer money to pay people who say the government targeted them politically.Why it matters: The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" turns a personal Trump settlement into a new government program, shields decisions on who gets the money from the courts and limits information…
The former Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson filed the claim a day after the Justice Department set up the nearly $1.8 billion fund.
Senate Republicans are debating restrictions on how President Donald Trump could use his $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" as part of their reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement, Punchbowl News reported on Wednesday evening.This comes after widespread outrage about the fund, which was created as a so-called "settlement" after Trump…
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Their lawsuit alleges Trump administration’s $1.8 billion compensation program will fund and encourage acts of political violence.
Michael Caputo, a longtime ally of President Trump who worked in his first administration, became the first known person to seek compensation from the Justice Department’s (DOJ) newly created “anti-weaponization” fund on Tuesday. The former Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson is requesting $2.7 million in restitution over claims that…
The Trump administration’s $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization” fund is getting a frosty reception from Republicans on Capitol Hill. Senate Republicans are exploring ways to impose guardrails on the fund, including inserting language into the GOP’s party-line budget bill, a source familiar confirmed. Meanwhile, in the House, centrist members…
On Wednesday on CNN's "The Source," Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he would do everything he could to fight the Department of Justice's so-called anti-weaponization fund. The post GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick Vows to Fight ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ appeared first on Breitbart.