WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has hit pause on a proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund after an unfavorable court ruling.
“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,” an account associated with the Department of Justice wrote on X in reference to a court decision blocking the fund.
“The Department will abide by the Court’s ruling.”
On Friday, a federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked disbursements from the $1.8 billion fund.
Also on Friday, a federal judge in Florida opened an inquiry into allegations of fraud in President Donald Trump’s recently settled lawsuit over alleged IRS leaks of his tax return….
DOJ Says It Will Comply With Court’s Block on ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

