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Trump has reportedly been forced to drop his $1.8 billion slush fund by a Republican revolt that made it politically impossible to keep alive. Two senior administration officials told Axios the administration plans to drop the $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund, with one source saying “It’s dead for now” — Axios
Senate Republicans refused to advance Trump’s own funding bills for DHS and ICE until the fund went away. John Thune couldn’t move his immigration package because his own caucus wouldn’t vote for it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was trying to push through Republicans’ funding package for immigration enforcement but was facing widespread opposition among his GOP ranks due, in large part, to the fund — NOTUS
A federal judge blocked the fund. DOJ chose not to appeal. A federal judge blocked the fund last week, and the Justice Department said Monday it would not challenge that ruling — NOTUS
Mike Pence called it “deeply offensive.” Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday called the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund proposal “deeply offensive” and urged that it be scrapped — Newsweek
Brian Fitzpatrick filed bipartisan legislation to kill it. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, representing a Pennsylvania swing district, took a leading role in House opposition by introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at blocking the fund — Newsweek
A president sues the government for $10 billion. His own Justice Department settles the lawsuit. Trump and his business had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his 2019 and 2020 tax returns by a former contractor, then reached a settlement in which Trump dropped the lawsuit in exchange for the anti-weaponization fund — Axios
The settlement doesn’t pay him — it creates a $1.8 billion discretionary fund his administration controls, to compensate people his administration decides were “weaponized” against. The settlement established a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for government abuse claims for his administration to use with virtually no oversight — Axios
Including, potentially, January 6 defendants. The proposal was bashed as a political slush fund that could be tapped by those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol — Axios
Reviewed by a commission running through the end of his term. The fund would allow individuals who claim they were victims of government “weaponization” to apply for compensation or formal apologies through a commission reviewing claims through 2028 — Newsweek