Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund (opens in new tab)

An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)2026-05-29T13:47:48Z ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through for Trump allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation wh...