Trump administration plans to drop DOJ’s $1.8 billion fund, reports say
Anti-Weaponization Fund faces collapse after court blocks the $1.8B settlement See why Trump may abandon it and how the legal fight could reshape the case
The Trump administration is expected to abandon a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund that critics have called a “lawfare” or “AntiWeaponization Fund,” according to reports on Monday.
The fund was created through a settlement tied to Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and was meant to compensate people who said they were harmed by alleged prosecutorial overreach during the Biden administration. It also included protections related to Trump and his family’s past tax matters.
The move follows court action that temporarily blocked the fund and renewed legal scrutiny of the underlying settlement. Senate Republicans and Democrats have also clashed over the issue, with Democratic leaders saying they will try to stop the fund from moving forward in law.