Trump administration drops $1.8 billion compensation fund (opens in new tab)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday that the Justice Department will not proceed with a $1.776 billion to $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created under a settlement tied to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns. Asked by Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., whether the department was “not moving forward ever,” Blanche answered, “Correct”. The administration had described the fund as a way to compensate peop...