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How Senate Democrats Plan to Permanently Block Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
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How Senate Democrats Plan to Permanently Block Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

TIME·Connor Greene·about 4 hours ago
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that Senate Democrats will move to permanently stop President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.776 billion “ anti-weaponization ” fund that is aimed at providing compensation to those the Trump Administration deems to have been wronged by the federal government—and to "ensure no president can ever do this again." The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday afternoon that it “disagrees strongly” with a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block the fund, but that it “will abide by the Court’s ruling.” Under the judge’s order, the Administration is barred from proceeding with plans to form the fund or make any potential payouts using it for at least two weeks. A hearing for arguments over whether to extend the order is scheduled for June 12.  The DOJ statement came shortly after Axios and Bloomberg Law reported that the Trump Administration planned to drop the fund.…

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