Federal judge blocks DOJ's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department‘s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” aimed at compensating allies of President Donald Trump and others who say they were politically targeted by the DOJ during the Biden administration.
TL;DR
- A federal judge issued a temporary halt on the Justice Department's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund'.
- The fund was intended to compensate individuals who claim they were politically targeted by the DOJ.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered the halt pending a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- The DOJ is barred from taking any actions regarding the fund's creation, operation, claim consideration, or disbursement of funds.
- The fund faced pushback from Democrats and some Republican senators, and has been the subject of multiple lawsuits.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom called the fund a 'January 6 slush fund'.