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CONFIRMED: DOJ Abandons Trump's Controversial $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund After Bipartisan Backlash

The Justice Department has officially abandoned plans to create a controversial $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, ending weeks of political and legal turmoil surrounding one of the Trump administration's most debated initiatives.

Latin Times

Trump news at a glance: US and Iran exchange fresh strikes

Trump’s attempts to secure a new ceasefire agreement with Tehran remain in jeopardy – key US politics stories from Tuesday 2 June

The Guardian - US

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund after Republican backlash

The Trump administration has dropped its $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate victims of government abuse. This decision followed strong opposition from Republican senators. However, an agreement preventing future audits of Donald Trump's past tax records will continue. The fund originated from a legal settlement concerning Trump's lawsuit against the…

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Republicans balk at Trump’s attempt to appoint a MAGA enforcer to lead National Intelligence

ANALYSIS: Trump’s cold reception comes after the GOP killed his ‘slush fund’ and angered plenty in the Senate Republican conference, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Trump admin drops 'weaponisation' fund after backlash

A $US1.776 billion fund that was meant to pay people who said they'd been the subject of government abuse will no longer proceed.

AAP

Where Have All the Good Lawyers Gone?

How did an immunity for Trump sneak into Slushfundgate?

Reason

Trump ‘absolutely’ would have gone to prison if not for presidency, Blanche says

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Acting attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is scrapped

However, Todd Blanche said the IRS will still be prohibited from auditing Donald Trump, his family and related entities

The Guardian - US

Acting AG Todd Blanche says Trump ‘absolutely’ would have gone to prison if he lost the 2024 election

Blanche’s DOJ is currently leading an investigation seeking to prove a ‘grand conspiracy’ to damage Donald Trump over the last decade

The Independent UK

Trump Is Reportedly Reconsidering His Politically and Legally Contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The Justice Department signals a retreat from defending the blatantly corrupt scheme, which provoked vigorous objections from Republican lawmakers.

Reason

Where Was $1.776 Billion Going? The Shocking List of People Blocked by New 'Slush Fund' Bill

US senators Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff and Elissa Slotkin have introduced the Drain the Slush Fund Act to shut down Donald Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti‑weaponisation' fund.

International Business Times UK

Marco Rubio testifies before Congress for first time since start of Iran war

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The Independent UK

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 rioters

The Guardian - US

Trump administration live updates: Acting AG Todd Blanche grilled on president’s ‘unconscionable’ $1.8B ‘slush fund’

The acting attorney general said the Trump administration is ‘not moving forward’ with the ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

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35 judges urged action. Now a Miami judge has reopened Donald Trump’s ‘Weaponization Fund’ IRS suit

The IRS had a list of defenses for the lawsuit that the GOJ reportedly ignored.

The Independent UK

Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP

The Economic Times

Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund put on hold after fierce opposition from Congress

President Trump's proposed $1.8 billion fund for alleged government "weaponization" victims has been halted. Republican lawmakers in Congress strongly opposed the plan. This move comes as senators returned after a break and faced an impasse with the president over border funding. The fund faced legal challenges and political uproar. Federal…

International Business Times UK

Trump Backs Down From Multi-Billion Dollar IRS Settlement Account Following Intense Congressional Rebellion

President Trump drops the £1.4 billion Anti-Weaponisation Fund following bipartisan opposition, legal challenges, and criticism from former Vice President Pence, marking a significant setback in his second term.

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Reason

The Art of the Deal cont'd, cont'd

Serious questions about Trump's scheme to get the government to (a) put $1.776 billion into a slush fund under his control, and (b) drop ALL tax claims the IRS has against him, are, I'm happy to report, not going away.

The Independent UK

Dems to launch ‘coordinated attack’ on Trump’s $1.8 billion fund as GOP revolt erupts

Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Does Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ signal a new era of law and disorder?

In today’s newsletter: What an unprecedented scheme reveals about an increasingly uninhibited leadership – and what it might mean for American democracy

The Guardian - US

Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey

DoJ filing did not say why Timothy Severo is replacing Matthew Petracca in case over ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ post

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Pam Bondi finally attended Epstein hearing, but House Oversight Democrats ‘continue to be incredibly disappointed’

“It could be totally lost in translation.”

The Independent UK

Trump loyalists urge him to drop $1.8B ‘slush fund’ amid mounting alarm over political and legal backlash, report says

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

The Guardian - US

Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department

Investigation to establish whether ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘product of collusion and itself a fraud’

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