NYTIMES (Alan Feuer) - Blocking Trump’s Fund, Judge Presses for Guarantee It Won’t Move Forward
The ruling was the strongest effort to date to hold the administration to its word that its plans to create the fund have actually been set aside.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump plans to drop "weaponization" fund
The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios. - "It's dead for now," one of the sources said. Why it matters: Bashed as a political slush fund that could be tapped by those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, Trump's proposal has drawn bipartisan pushback in the GOP-led House and Senate. This is breaking news; this story will be updated.
ABCNEWS - Trump allies, Jan. 6 defendants lining up to apply for $1.7 billion fund
Jan. 6 defendants and allies of President Trump are lining up to seek their share of the DOJ's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" announced this week.
HUFFPOST - Jake Tapper Reacts To ‘Sinister’ Claim About Trump’s $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
The fund, created after Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit with the IRS, can be used to pay out “victims of lawfare and weaponization.”
DAILYCALLER (Vince Coglianese) - Editor Daily Rundown: DOJ Launches Anti-Lawfare Fund As Trump Drops IRS Lawsuit
BREAKING MONDAY ... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF TRUMP V. IRS ... $1.776 BILLION ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND FOR AMERICANS ATTACKED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund: Part of settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service
ABCNEWS - Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.