Judge issues injunction blocking administration's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Summary
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate people who say they were wrongly targeted by the Biden administration. The judge made this decision because government officials would not confirm in writing that they would stop the fund.Key Facts
- The fund is called the "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
- It was meant to pay people who claim they were unfairly treated under the Biden administration.
- The fund was linked to President Trump dropping lawsuits against the IRS and other legal claims.
- The judge was concerned because the acting Attorney General did not promise under oath to stop the fund.
- President Trump expressed disappointment that the fund might not move forward.
- A court had recently paused the fund before the judge’s injunction.
- An application for money from the fund was sent to the court but had to be returned.
- The judge gave the government one week to submit a formal written statement promising no fund would be created.
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