NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his administration’s latest move that has blown up his agenda in Congress. Trump on Friday stood by the newly created “anti-weaponization” fund that some Republicans have described as a slush fund launched by the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration says the $1.778 billion Justice Department “Anti-Weaponization Fund” will compensate Americans unfairly targeted by politicized federal investigations on a “case-by-case” basis, pushing back on critics who have portrayed the program as a taxpayer-funded payout for Jan. 6 rioters and Trump allies. Heated dispute over … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump on his new, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as concerns over where the money comes from and who gets it ripple through the Capitol. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the $1.78 billion fund earlier this week in a … Read more
There will be five commissioners, chosen Todd Blanche, who will dole out money. The commissioners haven’t been announced. It’s not clear how the Justice Department will determine how to hand out the money, and the process will be largely shielded from public scrutiny, unlike a civil lawsuit that plays out in open court. Dunn and … Read more