Court Temporarily Freezes Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund To Figure Out WTF Is Going On

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Court Temporarily Freezes Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund To Figure Out WTF Is Going On

It’s been less than two weeks since the Justice Department created the obviously illegal and unconstitutional $1.776 billion slush fund to pay off MAGA loyalists and January 6th insurrectioni…

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A judge just blocked President Trump's administration! Per Reuters, Judge Leonie Brinkema temporarily halted a $1.8B fund. Critics, like Skye Perryman, label it a "slush fund" for Trump allies, hailing a rule of law victory. Learn more.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-1point8-billion-weaponization-fund.html #Trump #WeaponizationFund #RuleOfLaw

The New Republic | Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All by Harry Litman

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Harry Litman contends that the $1.776 billion “Anti‑Weaponization Fund” created through a settlement between Donald Trump and the Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a corrupt scheme that effectively provides Trump with a massive tax amnesty, rewrites the narrative of the Jan. 6 attack, and siphons public money for his benefit. He argues the settlement is a legal façade—purporting that Trump receives no economic benefit while an addendum on attorney‑general letterhead waives all tax liability for Trump, his family, and his companies—making it a public‑funded gift. By bypassing congressional appropriations, avoiding judicial review, and violating self‑dealing rules, the arrangement transgresses the authority of all three branches of government and ultimately harms the American public, a “brazen heist” that must be exposed.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/210882/trump-corrupt-january-6-slush-fund-worst

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Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All

The president and the acting attorney general have pulled a heist on the American people. We can’t let it disappear into the pile of Trump outrages that benumb us.

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“ May. 22, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT / Updated May. 22, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT
by Ryan J. Reilly | NBC NEWS
A fired Jan. 6 prosecutor and a law professor acquitted in a federal criminal case brought by the Trump administration are among the plaintiffs who sued Friday to BLOCK a $1.8 billion dollar fund established to give payouts to allies of President Donald Trump. “ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-prosecutor-trump-administration-targets-sue-weaponization-fund-rcna346523 #WeaponizationFund
Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund

Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund

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