Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8B "anti-weaponization" fund, initially for IRS leaked tax return lawsuits. Legal challenges persist.
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Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns
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A US federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8bn settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.
Earlier this month, Todd Blanche, the acting US attorney general, told Congress that the government is scrapping its plans for the fund in the face of a fierce bipartisan backlash. Government attorneys have argued that lawsuits challenging the fund are now moot, but plaintiffs’ attorneys aren’t satisfied by Blanche’s assurances that the fund won’t move forward.