Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the massive “Anti-Weaponization Fund” this morning…
The $1.7 billion federal initiative aims to financially compensate individuals targeted by previous federal investigations…
Blanche labeled the payout pool a lawful, necessary process for victims of institutional lawfare to seek financial redress…
Critics instantly slammed the fund as a partisan weaponization of taxpayer cash to reward political loyalty…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed to dismiss his $10B lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, bringing an unexpected end to his legal battle over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns in 2019.
In exchange for dropping the suit, the Department of Justice announced it is creating a $1.776B fund to settle claims by people who allege they were improperly targeted by federal investigations and prosecutions under the Biden administration—what the Trump administration has called victims of “lawfare.”
The withdrawal, filed in federal court in Miami, came just two days before a deadline set by U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams for both sides to address whether there was sufficient adversity between the parties—given that Trump is suing entities now under his direction—to establish the court’s jurisdiction.