Virginia Judge Extends Stay on DOJ’s $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia extended a preliminary injunction blocking the DOJ from implementing its $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, demanding written sworn guarantees from the DOJ and Treasury that the fund will not move forward after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified it wasn’t going ahead. The fund, tied to a Trump IRS settlement and potentially used to compensate individuals affected by DOJ actions (including Jan. 6 defendants), faced backlash and the court gave a week to receive the sworn declarations as plaintiffs seek a longer-term halt.