DOJ nixes $1.8B 'Anti-Weaponization' fund; Trump’s tax protections stay in place

The DOJ will not operate the planned $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization compensation fund tied to a lawsuit by President Trump against the IRS, and Trump and his family remain shielded from audits for tax returns filed before the settlement. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to a House panel that the fund will not move forward, regardless of related lawsuits challenging its legality. The fund had faced GOP opposition over oversight and potential payments to Jan. 6 participants; a federal judge had temporarily blocked it, and Blanche said the DOJ won’t restart it.