A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from establishing a nearly $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund that was created as part of a settlement resolving President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an order preventing the administration from taking further steps to establish or operate the fund while additional legal arguments are considered.
- The fund was announced by the Justice Department last week as part of a settlement agreement involving President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization.
- Under the settlement, the plaintiffs agreed to drop their lawsuit and related administrative claims in exchange for a formal apology and creation of the fund, with no direct monetary payment to the plaintiffs.
- The Justice Department said the fund would receive $1.776 billion from the federal Judgment Fund and would be authorized to issue formal apologies and monetary relief to individuals claiming they were victims of government “weaponization” or lawfare.
- The fund was scheduled to operate through December 2028 and be overseen by a five-member panel appointed by the Attorney General.
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