The Trump administration confirmed it is dropping the DOJ’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — created just two weeks ago to compensate Americans who were allegedly targeted by the Biden Justice Department — with one senior official telling Axios simply “it’s dead for now.” The fund faced a federal judge’s temporary block, fierce pushback from Democrats and a rare revolt from Senate Republicans — with nearly half the Republican conference ready to vote with Democrats to kill it entirely.
Trump was asked directly about dropping it and said “we are subject to the courts — at this moment that’s what it is” — adding “if a court doesn’t allow it what can you do?” He created it. His own party revolted. The courts blocked it. And Trump walked away from it in two weeks — which tells you everything about how badly this one backfired.
