Trump DOJ 'lawfare' fund temporarily blocked by judge as suit proceeds
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Department of Justice's actions regarding its Anti-Weaponization Fund. This fund, amounting to $1.8 billion, was established as part of a settlement related to a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit concerns the alleged leak of Trump's tax records by an IRS employee.
- ▪A federal judge blocked the DOJ from creating or spending from the Anti-Weaponization Fund.
- ▪The fund was established as part of a settlement in a lawsuit by Donald Trump against the IRS.
- ▪The lawsuit involves a $10 billion claim regarding the leak of Trump's tax records.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 4 right.
- ▪ Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund — Dailycaller
- ▪ Judge temporarily blocks Trump DOJ's nearly $2B 'anti-weaponization' fund — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’ — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund blocked by judge — International homepage
- ▪ Federal judge blocks DOJ’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Federal judge temporarily blocks DOJ's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — Quartz
- ▪ Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s $1.8 Billion ‘Weaponization’ Fund — Daily Signal
- ▪ Trump's $1.7B weaponization fund temporarily blocked by federal judge — Axios
- ▪ US judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Judge temporarily blocks DOJ work on $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization" fund — CBS News — Top
- ▪ US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion ’weaponization’ fund — Investing.com — News
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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Justice from taking any further action to create, fund or spend money from its so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund as a lawsuit challenging it proceeds.The DOJ said earlier this month that it was creating the $1.8 billion fund as part of a settlement of a $10 billion lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service for the leak of his tax records by an IRS employee.This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.
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