- The Justice Department told judges the Trump administration has abandoned its controversial “anti-weaponization” compensation fund, calling related lawsuits moot after Acting AG Todd Blanche said the program won’t move forward.
- The fund had sparked bipartisan alarm as a potential slush fund that might have paid January 6 rioters and prompted a political fight in Congress over immigration legislation.
- Confusion remains: Blanche insisted the fund is dead, but Trump gave mixed signals, saying he wasn’t sure and calling the idea “beautiful.”
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