DOJ Refuses to Say 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Dead
The Justice Department on Friday refused to issue a signed declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche verifying that it no longer intends to pursue President Donald Trump's "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
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Trump's DOJ wants judges to take their word that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead. That's not good enough.[image or embed] -- Michael Bennet (@bennet.senate.gov) 8:12 PM · Jun 20, 2026
Trump's DOJ wants judges to take their word that the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead. That's not good enough.[image or embed]
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... The DOJ's refusal comes after a federal judge last week gave the administration seven days to verify in a declaration that it wouldn't create the controversial fund. "Such declarations are unnecessary and the compelled testimony of senior officials from the Executive Branch implicates serious separation of powers concerns," the DOJ said in a court filing Friday to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who last week issued an injunction indefinitely blocking the administration from creating the fund. ...
"Such declarations are unnecessary and the compelled testimony of senior officials from the Executive Branch implicates serious separation of powers concerns," the DOJ said in a court filing Friday to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who last week issued an injunction indefinitely blocking the administration from creating the fund. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-20 10:06 PM | Reply
So, Pres Trump's private lawyers, a.k.a the DoJ, again seems to admit it won't abide by the Constitution?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-20 10:08 PM | Reply
Fat Bald Demented Pedo.
Can they say that?
#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-21 12:55 AM | Reply
Because it's not dead.
They are just waiting for us to move on to the next Trumptilian catastrophe and be Overcome by Events.
#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-23 12:25 PM | Reply
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