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Apple is asking a New Jersey federal court to compel the U.S. government to produce documents from 14 federal agencies that could support its defense in the DOJ antitrust case. The government argues the requests are irrelevant, overly burdensome, and likely to involve privileged or classified materials, and should be denied or narrowed, with the dispute hinging on Rule 34/Rule 45 discovery rules.
The article highlights a controversial push surrounding a proposed 1.8 billion DOJ fund tied to Trump, with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell seeking millions and former FBI director James Comey saying he would be in line, signaling high-profile attention and partisan contention over the fund.
NBC News reports that the Justice Department removed hundreds of press releases detailing charges against Jan. 6 defendants from its website, a move critics say reframes the riot and benefits those charged; the DOJ’s Rapid Response X account defended the action as reversing ‘weaponization’ under the Biden administration, while a separate $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund has sparked bipartisan backlash and multiple lawsuits from watchdog groups and others.
The DOJ's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, created to settle a lawsuit over Trump's IRS records, has drawn sharp GOP criticism and stalled government funding legislation, with lawmakers warning it could pay those who assaulted police on Jan 6. The fund is overseen by a five-member commission and could be claimed by Trump allies like Michael Caputo and Michael Cohen.
Trump said on Truth Social that he allowed the Justice Department’s $1.7 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund to proceed, reversing earlier claims that he wasn’t involved in its creation; the fund is designed to compensate victims of “weaponization” and lawfare, with a board appointed by the attorney general to determine payments. The White House maintains he wasn’t involved in creating the fund but could have settled his IRS-related case to prevent it, while GOP lawmakers press for more detail on how the program will operate and who could qualify for payouts.
Trump’s administration is temporarily relocating immigration lawyers from USCIS to the Justice Department to speed up denaturalization cases, aiming to crack down on fraud in naturalization. The transfers, described as voluntary or mandatory, require only an active law license and not prior denaturalization experience. Officials say the burden is high, with 385 people shortlisted and 2,500 potential cases identified previously; 35 cases have been filed since the second term began, including 12 this month. A June 2025 DOJ memo calls denaturalizations a top priority as part of public-safety efforts; critics warn proving fraud is difficult and decentralizing the process could complicate oversight.
The Justice Department has created an approximately $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponisation fund' from a judgement fund to compensate people who allege unfair or weaponised government action, as part of a settlement related to Trump’s suit over a leak of his tax records. A five‑member panel will oversee claims through 2028, but critics—mostly Democrats and legal experts—call it a potential 'slush fund' that could benefit Trump allies or January 6 defendants without broad congressional oversight, while supporters argue it follows a precedent from a prior Obama-era settlement and requires no new congressional authorization.
Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin blocked the DOJ from demanding unredacted state voter registration lists, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act does not authorize line-by-line audits under the NVRA and HAVA. The decisions reflect federalism concerns and limit the government’s use of civil rights provisions to compel broad data access, contributing to the DOJ’s 0-8 record across 31 lawsuits against states and DC.
Two federal judges rejected the Justice Department's effort to compel Maine and Wisconsin to turn over their voter rolls, marking a setback for federal attempts to oversee voter-roll updates in these states.
The Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans for a $90 million Medicaid fraud scheme tied to autism services. CMS has withheld Medicaid payments over fraud concerns, and Minnesota plans to revalidate high‑risk providers as part of a broader crackdown, highlighting tensions between the Trump administration and state oversight of federal funds.
Advisers around Donald Trump revived a plan to compensate allies they perceive as unfairly targeted by federal investigations, creating a DOJ-linked fund drawn from a Treasury account used for settling lawsuits. The initiative could disburse up to about $1.8 billion, with broad eligibility that includes Jan. 6 participants and others who faced scrutiny, prompting CCP and GOP backlash, lawsuits, and questions about oversight, legality, and potential conflicts of interest as the funding moves forward.
Senate Republicans push back against a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund labeled as an ‘anti-weaponization’ measure, blindsiding party leaders and threatening to derail a broader immigration-enforcement package; Acting AG Todd Blanche pressed to salvage the fund but faced stiff resistance from GOP members demanding guardrails and warning the measure could jeopardize the June 1 deadline and the broader bill on ICE and border patrol.
Acting A.G. Todd Blanche is meeting with Republican senators to defend the DOJ’s new $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people who allege DOJ overreach during the Biden era, a plan Republicans condemn as a 'slush fund' that could pay those who attacked police on Jan. 6; Democrats have proposed measures like a 100% tax on payments and other constraints, while Blanche will appoint all five commissioners to administer the fund, keeping the controversy in Congress.
Under a DOJ settlement with Donald Trump over leaked tax returns, a one‑page addendum permanently bars the IRS from pursuing audits of Trump, his family, and their businesses for filings made before May 19, 2026, and the DOJ says it applies only to existing audits, not future ones; critics say the move illegally interferes with IRS investigations, while the deal also creates a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund that has drawn political backlash.
A former Florida-based DOJ prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, faces felony charges, including two counts of theft of government money or property and related document-alteration offenses, after emails show she sent a sealed Biden-era Trump investigation report to her personal account and renamed the file Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf to hide it on a government computer. The document was sealed by Judge Aileen Cannon, and prosecutors criticized the related Smith investigation; Lineberger could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.