Court allows lawsuit over Trump allies’ compensation fund to move forward

A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging the $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies can proceed after the administration declined to certify that the plan was dead, with Brinkema noting that sworn assurances were not provided; the ruling keeps the case alive despite officials’ public comments that the fund would not move forward, and amid criticism that it would function as a political slush fund for Trump loyalists.