Trump’s Slush-Fund Case Assigned to Judge Unafraid to Rule Against Him (opens in new tab)

The lawsuit filed against President Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has been assigned to a judge already on the president’s bad side. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon will be overseeing the case against Trump’s slush fund too. Leon has previously drawn Trump’s ire not only by delaying the construction of the White House ballroom, but also by striking down the president’s executive order to target law firm WilmerHale.On March 31, Leon issued a preliminary injunction temporaril...