Federal Judge Blocks Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund, Reopens Dismissed IRS Lawsuit
Sourced from 5 publications
- •A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund and reopened his voluntarily dismissed $10 billion IRS lawsuit over leaked tax records.
- •The fund was intended to compensate self-described victims of government weaponization, but critics and the judge raised concerns it was structured to benefit Trump allies.
- •Individuals who claimed they were improperly excluded from the fund brought the legal challenge, according to PBS NewsHour.
- •The restraining order prevents any money from moving in or out of the fund until a June court hearing.
- •The Justice Department had used Trump's IRS lawsuit to establish the fund, a mechanism the New York Times reported the judge's ruling undermined.
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US judge halts Trump’s $1.8b ‘anti-weaponisation’ goverment fund
Nation
Judge Reopens Trump’s Lawsuit Demanding $10 Billion From IRS
New York Times
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Rthk
Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund
New York Times
US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’
Al Jazeera
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlem...
PBS NewsHour
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