US judge temporarily blocks Trumpâs $1.8bn âanti-weaponizationâ fund
Order blocks White House from âtaking any further actionâ on settlement fund until further legal arguments heard Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring any money into a secretive and loosely controlled $1.8bn fund while a legal challenge proceeds. The order from US district judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday bars the government from âtaking other further actionâ in the creation or operation of the fund while legal arguments in a case challenging the fund continue. The order is intended âto ensure no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-Weaponization Fundâ, Brinkema wrote. The Trump administration announced it was creating the $1.776bn fund last week in order to resolve a $10bn lawsuit filed by Donald Trump and his sons over the leak of Trumpâs tax returns. The government did not take preliminary steps to try to defend itself in the lawsuit, prompting accusations of improper collusion and corruption. The government has said that anyone who is a victim of government weaponization can submit a claim to the fund, which will be controlled by four commissioners appoi
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