Bipartisan Senate duo urges court to maintain block on DOJ fund
Summary
Two senators from different parties asked a court to keep blocking the Justice Department’s $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" because they believe it threatens the Constitution and could pay people involved in the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. The Justice Department created the fund as part of a deal to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, but some lawmakers oppose it strongly.Key Facts
- Senators Bill Cassidy (Republican) and Cory Booker (Democrat) filed a legal brief asking a court to continue blocking the fund.
- The fund is meant to compensate people who claim they were unfairly targeted by government actions, including some connected to the January 6 attack.
- A judge temporarily stopped the Justice Department from moving forward with the fund while deciding whether to extend that block.
- The senators say the fund violates parts of the Constitution related to government spending and appointments.
- The Justice Department announced the fund as part of settling President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns.
- The settlement allows five people appointed by the Attorney General to decide who receives money from the fund.
- Some people convicted of January 6 crimes and Trump supporters have said they want to apply for money from the fund.
- The Justice Department said it would pause work on the fund and follow the court’s block but has not formally written this down.
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