Trending Now - Trump's Anti-weaponization Fund Abandoned, Acting AG Confirms

WHO:

IJR - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified.

NBC News Politics - Todd Blanche is the Acting Attorney General.

Deadline - The fund was part of a settlement of Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.

CNBC - Trump, his family members, and related business entities are involved.

WHAT:

IJR - The Trump administration is dropping the Department of Justice's anti-weaponization fund.

NBC News Politics - The Justice Department will not move forward with the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

Deadline - The anti-weaponization fund appears to be dead due to bipartisan criticism.

Fox News - The DOJ will not move forward with the proposed anti-weaponization fund.

CNBC - The Department of Justice has permanently abandoned plans for the $1.8 billion fund.

CNBC - Blanche stated, "We are not moving forward with the fund, period."

WHERE:

NBC News Politics - The testimony occurred at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

CNBC - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science was the location of the testimony.

WHEN:

Fox News - The DOJ's decision follows a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the fund from operating after June 12.

CNBC - The addendum to the settlement was signed off by Blanche on May 19.

WHY:

NBC News Politics - The fund was blocked due to a court ruling.

Deadline - Lawmakers criticized the idea of the fund and the prospect of payouts to participants in the January 6 siege.

HOW:

CNBC - The addendum to the settlement bars the DOJ from prosecuting Trump and others related to "Lawfare and/or Weaponization."

(UPDATED June 2, 2026 23:28 UTC)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, announcing that the Department of Justice will not move forward with the proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, which has been permanently abandoned following bipartisan criticism. This decision comes after a federal judge issued a ruling temporarily blocking the fund from operating after June 12, and it is part of a settlement related to Trump's lawsuit against the IRS. Blanche emphasized that the DOJ is not pursuing the fund, stating, "We are not moving forward with the fund, period."