Todd Blanche Ends Anti-Weaponization Fund in New Order After Trump Threat
Summary
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has officially ended the Justice Department’s plan for a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund." This fund was meant to compensate people who claimed they were unfairly targeted by government investigations but faced strong criticism as a possible reward for allies of President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- Todd Blanche became acting attorney general after Pam Bondi left in April.
- The Justice Department proposed a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those allegedly targeted unfairly by government actions.
- The fund was linked to a deal where President Trump and his family dropped a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
- The fund aimed to protect Trump, his family, and businesses from future IRS audits.
- Critics, including Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, opposed the fund and sought its cancellation.
- A federal judge temporarily halted the fund in May before the DOJ abandoned it in June.
- President Trump has threatened to bring back the fund if Congress does not confirm Blanche as attorney general.
- Blanche’s recent order confirms that the fund no longer exists, with no money spent or claims paid.
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