Judge isn’t swayed by government’s claims that plans for an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ are dead
A federal judge in Virginia declined to dismiss a case involving a proposed $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' intended to compensate political allies of Donald Trump. Despite government claims that the plan has been abandoned, Judge Leonie Brinkema maintained a block on the fund's creation. The court did not issue a final ruling during the Friday hearing.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge who blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for compensating President Donald Trump’s political allies wasn’t swayed by a government attorney’s assurances Friday that the administration has abandoned the concept. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia didn’t rule from the bench on the government’s request...
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