Judge Ivan Davis orders the administration to reveal the structure of a defunct $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund
A federal magistrate judge, Ivan Davis, has ordered the administration to reveal the structure of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" intended to compensate victims of political lawfare. The fund was reportedly dropped by the justice department last month.
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Todd Blanche, the US attorney general, stated that the fund is dead and never actually started. The proposed fund was established as part of a settlement between President Trump and the IRS regarding a lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns. The agreement shielded President Trump and his family from future tax audits. Democrats maintain that the fund would have been used to compensate prosecuted and since-pardoned January 6 rioters. Todd Blanche noted that President Trump believes the justice department was weaponized against many Americans under the previous administration. Critics of the program drew bipartisan criticism, including opposition from the fund's potential impact on Todd Blanche's confirmation. While the administration announced the fund is dead, some lawmakers suggest the agreement does not guarantee it cannot be revived in the future.