- The Trump administration plans to drop the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" in the face of legal and political pushback to it, reports said Monday.
- The fund was created as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
- It is intended to compensate people who were allegedly victims of prosecutorial overreach by the DOJ under the Biden administration.
The fund was created as part of a settlement of President
Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. It is intended to compensate people who were purportedly victims of prosecutorial overreach by the DOJ under the Biden administration.
Reports that the fund was being put on ice came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., met with Trump at the White House about the fund.
Axios, in its report Monday, quoted a senior administration official as saying that the fund is "dead for now." Punchbowl separately reported that "the administration is expected to announce that they are going to comply with the court order and not go forward on the weaponization fund."
MS NOW soon after confirmed Axios' report.
On Friday, a federal judge blocked the DOJ from taking any action to create or disburse money from the fund for now as a lawsuit challenging it plays out in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.
Judge Leonie Brinkema also scheduled a June 12 court hearing on whether to maintain the injunction against the fund.
Brinkema is overseeing one of three federal lawsuits that seek to block the fund.
Schumer said Democrats would force
Republican senators to vote on the fund by offering a series of amendments during an expected reconciliation vote to fund immigration law enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.
CNBC has requested comment from the DOJ and the White House.
This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.<small>Source: CNBC</small>
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Trump administration plans to drop DOJ's $1.8B 'lawfare' fund, reports say
CNBC
June 01, 2026
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