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DOJ Vows Compliance with Court Order Halting Anti-Weaponization Fund
(MENAFN) The US Justice Department announced Monday it will abide by a federal court ruling that froze a controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund — while making no effort to conceal its displeasure with the decision.
"The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia," the department said on X, the US social media platform.
The ruling was handed down by US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, who halted the disbursement of funds from the program — a Trump administration initiative designed to compensate individuals who claimed to have been harmed by alleged government "weaponization" and "lawfare." The Justice Department defended the fund as a politically neutral program, open to all Americans regardless of party affiliation.
Yet the initiative has drawn fire from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune publicly suggested the White House should walk away from the proposal if Congress advances a budget reconciliation package.
Compounding the pressure, reports surfaced Monday that the Trump administration may be preparing to abandon the fund entirely. One source told the Axios news site that the plan is "dead for now."
The Justice Department had established the fund in May "to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare."
President Donald Trump, speaking to media, appeared to acknowledge the administration's limited options. "We are subject to the courts," he said, adding that "at this moment, that's what it is."
When pressed on whether he was prepared to abandon the anti-weaponization fund, Trump stopped short of a direct answer, instead pointing to the court's intervention. "If a court doesn't allow it, and right now a court has it held up, what can you do?" he said.
"The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia," the department said on X, the US social media platform.
The ruling was handed down by US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, who halted the disbursement of funds from the program — a Trump administration initiative designed to compensate individuals who claimed to have been harmed by alleged government "weaponization" and "lawfare." The Justice Department defended the fund as a politically neutral program, open to all Americans regardless of party affiliation.
Yet the initiative has drawn fire from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune publicly suggested the White House should walk away from the proposal if Congress advances a budget reconciliation package.
Compounding the pressure, reports surfaced Monday that the Trump administration may be preparing to abandon the fund entirely. One source told the Axios news site that the plan is "dead for now."
The Justice Department had established the fund in May "to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare."
President Donald Trump, speaking to media, appeared to acknowledge the administration's limited options. "We are subject to the courts," he said, adding that "at this moment, that's what it is."
When pressed on whether he was prepared to abandon the anti-weaponization fund, Trump stopped short of a direct answer, instead pointing to the court's intervention. "If a court doesn't allow it, and right now a court has it held up, what can you do?" he said.
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