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A federal judge in Virginia on Fridayextended her block on the Trump administration\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d, frustrated that the Department of Justice has not said under the penalty of perjury whether the fund is truly dead.<\/p>\n

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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said \u201cnone of those statements\u201d from Blanche or the president, \u201chave been made under the penalty of perjury.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers, \u201cWe\u2019re not moving forward with the fund, period,\u201d but the next day, President Donald Trump told reporters, \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d when asked whether the fund was on hold or eliminated.<\/p>\n

Brinkema also drilled down on Justice Department attorney Andrew Block, who has not answered why the Department of Justice has not formally rescinded its memo related to the creation of the \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have the ability to speak directly to the attorney general,\u201d Block said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can not believe given the significance you don\u2019t have an answer,\u201d Brinkema shot back.She added \u201cthere\u2019s a huge gap in the record\u201d if we don\u2019t have an answer to that question.<\/p>\n

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The ongoing lawsuit stems from the Trump administration\u2019s announcement last month that it planned to set up a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization fund,\u201d aimed at paying people who have \u201csuffered weaponization and lawfare\u201d from the federal government.<\/p>\n

The fund could have been used to pay those who were charged and later pardoned by Trump for their action on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. In an interview last week with NBC News, the president didn\u2019t rule out paying Jan. 6 attendees who were later charged for assaulting law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

Brinkema on Friday said she\u2019s concerned that if this fund isn\u2019t really dead, it might come back in a different form. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen the President of the United States says he\u2019s going to be pretty upset if something happens, thats a pretty good incentive\u201d to do something, Brinkema said. <\/p>\n

Brinkema said the public also doesn\u2019t have a real sense the fund is dead \u2014 she said the federal court in Alexandria actually received an application to the fund, which she said they returned to the sender. \u201cWe\u2019re not accepting applications,\u201d she said dryly. <\/p>\n

But she did say she believes the public is largely against the idea of $1.8 billion taxpayer dollars being diverted to people who committed crimes against federal law enforcement officers, calling it \u201cproblematic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brinkema granted the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction until further notice, but said, \u201cIf the government truly means what it means,\u201d she\u2019s going to give the government a week to come up with a declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stating under penalty of perjury the fund is really dead.<\/p>\n

Following Friday\u2019s injunction, plaintiffs in the case applauded Brinkema\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, said, \u201cDespite the administration\u2019s shifting explanations about the future of the slush fund, the court\u2019s order ensures that taxpayer dollars cannot be distributed through this unlawful scheme while the courts fully consider the serious constitutional issues at stake. We look forward to continuing this challenge on behalf of our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omar Noureldin, Common Cause\u2019s senior vice president for policy and litigation, said, \u201cToday\u2019s ruling is a massive win, ensuring hard-earned tax dollars stay out of the hands of the President\u2019s cronies and people who violently assaulted law enforcement on January 6 while we\u2019re securing justice for American taxpayers in court. We\u2019ve successfully locked the President\u2019s personal slush fund for now, and we\u2019ll keep the pressure on until it\u2019s shut down for good.\u201d <\/p>\n

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Floyd, who was part of a lawsuit to block the fund, said, \u201cI\u2019m heartened that the injunction continues to prevent $1.776 billion in taxpayer money from being used to pay off those who attacked our democracy. I will continue this litigation to ensure that this unconstitutional fund does not erase the accountability imposed by judges and impartial jurors\u2014and the hard-earned work of the victims, witnesses, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors who delivered it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A federal judge in Virginia extended her block on the Trump\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d, citing frustration that the Justice Department has not said under oath if it\u2019s truly dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-justice-department"],"yoast_head":"\nFederal judge indefinitely blocks Trump\u2019s \u2018anti-weaponization fund\u2019 - Trusted Moving Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1115\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump\u2019s \u2018anti-weaponization fund\u2019 - 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