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Judge rejects government claims on anti-weaponization fund
Federal judge dismisses administration’s assertion that Trump’s anti-weaponization fund is dead.
In brief
Federal judge dismisses administration’s assertion that Trump’s anti-weaponization fund is dead. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund for political allies, rejecting claims the fund is dead despite government assurances. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Judge blocks anti-weaponization fund
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund for compensating political allies.
Government claims fund is dead
The administration says the fund is dead and won’t go forward, but the judge rejected this claim as moot.
Judge calls claims 'alive and kicking'
Brinkema stated the issues under this case are still alive and kicking, contradicting government assurances.
“The issues that underlie this case are still alive and kicking, in my view”
Fund created to resolve tax leak lawsuit
The fund was created to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.
Fund sparked bipartisan backlash
The fund encountered fierce bipartisan backlash and threatened to derail Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation.
Plaintiffs argue fund is unlawful
Plaintiffs claim the fund is an unprecedented, unlawful, and corrupt attempt to manipulate legal processes for Trump’s allies.
“This scheme is an unprecedented, unlawful, and corrupt attempt to manipulate the legal process and laws intended to prevent political interference to achieve benefits that President Trump and his political allies could not have obtained lawfully”
The headline
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund for political allies, rejecting claims the fund is dead despite government assurances.
