One of the plaintiffs called on Congress to “act now to permanently dismantle this illegal slush fund.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said a board of administrators selected by the administration would sort through applications to the “anti-weaponization” fund. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
It only took 11 days for President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund to hit a brick wall.
On Friday, a federal judge in Virginia temporarily barred the federal government from taking more steps to create or disburse money from the fund, which the White House created to dole out funds to people who say they’re victims of government overreach.
The two-page order is meant “to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed,” U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema wrote.
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