A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.
GOP leaders are lashing out over President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund,’ created this week by the Department of Justice to provide compensation to individuals who claim they were targeted by politicized federal investigations.
Meryl Kornfield from The Washington Post joins Mike Pache to discuss. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new"Anti-Weaponization Fund.
" The fund was created to resolve the president's lawsuit against the IRS over leaking his tax returns. Trump administration The judge also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it.was created by Trump’s administration to resolve the president’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
The Justice Department hasn’t formed the five-member commission that will decide on payout criteria, so there has been no money paid out yet or claims accepted. FILE - The US Flag flies above a sign marking the US Department of Justice headquarters building on Jan. 20, 2024, in Washington, DC.
During a congressional hearing, Blanche said the administration wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who assaulted police on Jan. 6 could be eligible for fund payouts. Nearly 1,600 people were charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes. Over 1,200 were convicted and sentenced before Trump handed out mass pardons, commuted prison sentences and ordered the dismissal of every pending Jan. 6 criminal case last year.
Two of the officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are suing to prevent making payments to supporters of Trump accused of participating in the assault that day.was described in the lawsuit as "the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century.
" The filing claims the president would use it to "finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name. "Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press and previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX. This story was reported from San Jose.
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