DOJ Weaponization Fund Update: Trump Admin Given One Week Deadline by Judge
Summary
A federal judge has given the Trump administration one week to officially declare that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Anti-Weaponization Fund is closed. The fund, worth $1.8 billion, still exists on paper because top officials have not formally canceled it, even though the administration said it is no longer active.Key Facts
- The DOJ Anti-Weaponization Fund is a $1.8 billion program created under President Donald Trump’s administration.
- A federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, demanded a formal statement under oath that the fund is ended.
- The administration’s Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and budget chief Brooke Bessent must submit sworn statements stopping the fund.
- The fund has not paid out any money and has not set up the required five-member commission.
- The lawsuit claims the fund is an illegal way to give money to Trump allies.
- President Trump has praised the fund publicly but has not backed canceling it.
- Another judge accepted the administration’s claim that the fund is no longer active, but Judge Brinkema wants an official sworn declaration.
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