Virginia judge demands names behind controversial $1.8B anti-weaponization fund

A federal magistrate in Virginia ordered the government to disclose who created the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” intended to compensate victims of political lawfare, a project reportedly dropped by the DOJ. The fund, linked to an IRS settlement over Trump’s tax returns, drew bipartisan criticism. Democracy Forward, suing on behalf of plaintiffs including a fired prosecutor and an acquitted protester, seeks discovery to uncover who set up the scheme and whether it could still be revived, even as Trump and Attorney General Blanche say the fund is dead.