Mike Pence says he hopes Trump administration will drop weaponization fund

Washington — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that he hopes the Trump administration will drop its new “anti-weaponization fund” that has sparked pushback on Capitol Hill and divided Republicans. “The idea of creating a fund that could compensate people who assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol that day is totally unacceptable,” Pence … Read more

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund 02:13 UP NEXT Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of interview tapes 01:30 Florida Rep. Díaz-Balart says Castro indictment brings justice to 4 killed Cuban Americans 08:46 Acting Attorney General … Read more

Judge temporarily blocks Trump DOJ’s nearly $2B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department Friday from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation” of a $1.778 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”  The Trump administration said last week that the fund will compensate Americans unfairly targeted by politicized federal investigations on a “case-by-case” … Read more

Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund

A federal judge barred the government on Friday from taking steps to launch President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund, for now prohibiting the Trump administration from setting up the fund that is intended to pay people the administration finds were harmed by the federal government. The brief order by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Federal … Read more

Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” created as part of an unprecedented settlement with the president, his family and the Trump Org. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of … Read more

DOJ investigating nonprofit that helped fund E. Jean Carroll’s litigation against Trump, sources say

Sources tell CBS News that the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a nonprofit that funded part of E. Jean Carroll’s civil litigation against President Trump. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins with analysis. Source link

Newsom wants to claw back Trump fund cash as California burns billions on rail and other boondoggles

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a 100% tax on Californians who receive money from President Donald Trump’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund, a move that comes as critics accuse Newsom of running “slush funds” of his own. “Anyone from California that receives any of those funds,” Newsom … Read more

Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” settlement, calling it a “fraud on the Court”

A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court Wednesday to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the federal government that was settled by creating a controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” calling the deal potentially fraudulent. The legal filing adds to growing criticism of the settlement deal, which the Justice Department announced … Read more