{"id":2609708,"date":"2026-06-02T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blanche-doj-will-not-move-forward-with-anti-weaponization-fund\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:10:39","slug":"blanche-doj-will-not-move-forward-with-anti-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blanche-doj-will-not-move-forward-with-anti-weaponization-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanche: DOJ will not move forward with anti-weaponization fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblanche-doj-will-not-move-forward-with-anti-weaponization-fund%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers that the Justice Department will not proceed wiht its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposed \u201canti-weaponization fund<\/a>.\u201d He made the remarks during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. His statement follows the day after the DOJ said it woudl comply with a judge\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-border-patrol-reports-three-more-convicted-sex-offenders-stopped-in-three-days\/\" title=\"U.S. Border Patrol Reports Three More Convicted Sex Offenders Stopped in Three Days\">order stopping<\/a> the fund\u2019s creation. Acting Attorney General **Todd Blanche** told House lawmakers that the **Justice Department will not proceed** with its proposed **\u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d** He made the remarks during a meeting of the **House Appropriations Committee**.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came **the day after** the DOJ said it would **comply with a judge\u2019s order** that had **stopped the fund\u2019s creation**.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20883\">Todd Blanche<\/a> told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"1250\">House<\/a> lawmakers on Tuesday that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> will not move forward with its \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not moving forward with the fund,\u201d Blanche said during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4592077\/blanche-weaponization-fund-dead-for-good\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                            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