'Anti-Weaponization Fund' still being challenged in court despite DOJ's vows to kill it [View all]
Source: ABC News
June 10, 2026, 5:04 AM
Two federal judges are set to hold separate hearings this week on the Trump administration's scuttled $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," despite vows from the Department of Justice that the controversial plan is "not going forward."
With President Donald Trump continuing to defend the fund and calling for those charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to be compensated, attorneys for a watchdog organization as well as a coalition of plaintiffs have asked federal judges to issue orders formally blocking the creation of the compensation fund.
"If it was up to me, I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve. People have been destroyed. Lives have been destroyed," Trump said during an interview with NBC's Meet the Press that aired over the weekend.
The legal challenges to the fund are set to ramp up on Wednesday when a federal judge considers a request from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to issue an injunction blocking the fund. The nonpartisan organization has argued that despite the Trump administration's assurances, the charter documents creating the fund remain "in full force and effect."
Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/anti-weaponization-fund-challenged-court-despite-dojs-vows/story?id=133723782
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