A federal judge on Wednesday declined to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying the request was moot because the Justice Department said it is no longer moving forward with the fund.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said statements from Justice Department officials and court filings showed the administration had abandoned the proposal. The request to halt the fund had been filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
The fund was created as part of a settlement agreement between Trump and the Justice Department stemming from a lawsuit filed by Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of their tax returns. The fund would have allowed individuals who claim they were subjected to lawfare or weaponized prosecution by the government to seek redress through a claims process….