Judge continues to block DOJ's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund
Summary
A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund that would compensate people involved in the January 6 Capitol attack. The judge asked the government to provide a sworn statement that the fund will not be created or used, before deciding whether to end the legal case.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an order stopping the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
- The fund was designed to pay people convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- The judge demanded a sworn declaration from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirming the fund is not moving forward.
- The Justice Department argued the fund was not set up and is no longer happening, but those claims were not under oath.
- President Trump has publicly supported the fund, raising doubts about whether it will be abandoned.
- The judge found it concerning that the government had not officially ended the program or rescinded the May 18 order that created it.
- Two U.S. Senators, Cory Booker and Bill Cassidy, warned the fund threatened the constitutional order.
- The group Democracy Forward, representing the plaintiffs, called the ruling a victory for the rule of law and constitutional safeguards.
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