Judge orders Trump administration to reveal who set up $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Summary
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reveal who created a $1.8 billion fund meant to pay victims of political prosecutions. The fund was reportedly stopped last month, but a nonprofit group is still suing to investigate it.Key Facts
- The fund was called an “anti-weaponization fund” intended to compensate people affected by political legal actions.
- A judge in Virginia ordered the government to provide documents about the fund as part of a lawsuit.
- The lawsuit was brought by Democracy Forward, representing a fired prosecutor and a college professor.
- US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the fund “is dead” and never actually started.
- The fund was linked to a settlement between President Trump and the IRS over a lawsuit about his tax returns.
- A federal judge ruled the lawsuit against the IRS was not genuine and was used to create the fund.
- Some Republicans and Democrats criticized the fund, and it risked blocking Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.
- President Trump expressed regret that the fund was stopped and said some people were treated unfairly.
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