The Guardian | Trump reportedly mulling retreat from $1.8bn āanti-weaponizationā fund by George Chidi and Roque Planas
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Donald Trump is reportedly reconsidering whether to continue pursuing a $1.8āÆbillion "antiāweaponization" fund meant to compensate allies after a courtāordered pause by the Justice Department; the fund, announced as part of a settlement in Trumpās lawsuit against the IRS, has sparked fierce political backlash, with Republicans warning of a lack of oversight and the potential to pay participants in the Jan.āÆ6 Capitol riot, while Senate Democrats, led by ChuckāÆSchumer, have denounced it as the presidentās most brazen act of selfādealing and vowed to force a vote to block payments, preserve records, and hold hearings. Legal challenges have already temporarily blocked disbursements after a lawsuit by Democracy Forward, and figures such as Senate Majority Leader JohnāÆThune and former Vice President MikeāÆPence have urged the administration to shut the fund down, with several states proposing taxes on any distributions.
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