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law-and-crime1 month ago

Court demands disclosure of designers behind the $1.8B anti-weaponization fund

A federal magistrate judge ordered the government to reveal who designed and organized the controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, created in a settlement between Trump’s private attorneys and the Justice Department and potentially shielding Trump from IRS audits. The fund, which could have paid Jan. 6 rioters, remains the subject of ongoing litigation by Democracy Forward, as the court grants discovery to identify the fund’s architects and how it was organized.

Virginia judge demands names behind controversial $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
politics1 month ago

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.