{"id":2613591,"date":"2026-06-12T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-wants-blanche-to-swear-anti-weaponization-fund-wont-be-revived\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:09:02","slug":"judge-wants-blanche-to-swear-anti-weaponization-fund-wont-be-revived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-wants-blanche-to-swear-anti-weaponization-fund-wont-be-revived\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge wants Blanche to swear anti-weaponization fund won&#8217;t be revived"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fjudge-wants-blanche-to-swear-anti-weaponization-fund-wont-be-revived%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=2613591&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 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\">A federal judge maintained a block on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice\u2019s<\/a> $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund Friday, despite the DOJ claiming they have abandoned the planned fund\u00a0aimed at compensating allies of President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0and others who say they were politically targeted by the DOJ during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton,\u00a0extended <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4586947\/federal-judge-blocks-doj-anti-weaponization-fund\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4586947\/federal-judge-blocks-doj-anti-weaponization-fund\/\">a block on the fund she issued two weeks ago<\/a>, which was set to expire Friday. Brinkema said during a hearing in a federal courtroom in Virginia Friday that she was unconvinced by public statements from DOJ officials insisting the fund is dead, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-settlement-fund-irs-lawsuit-d8345ce8f5c7f8062b858e54c396c450\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-settlement-fund-irs-lawsuit-d8345ce8f5c7f8062b858e54c396c450\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/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\/justice\/4606317\/appeals-court-upholds-fraud-conviction-of-sam-bankman-fried\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">            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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brinkema also gave both sides a week to negotiate an agreement in which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche would sign a sworn declaration affirming that the fund will not be revived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ had argued to Brinkema that the case was now moot, after Blanche and other officials had publicly said, including in testimony to Congress, they would not move forward with the controversial fund, which received pushback from both Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis dispute concerns an Anti-Weaponization Fund that had not been set up and is now not going forward,\u201d the DOJ claimed in its brief filed to the district court ahead of Friday\u2019s hearing. \u201cAs a result, Plaintiffs\u2019 claims are not justiciable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed fund has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, including the one in federal court in Virginia and\u00a0another one\u00a0filed in federal court in the District of Columbia by two police officers who worked during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4604037\/judge-refuses-block-anti-weaponization-fund-lawfare\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4604037\">JUDGE REFUSES TO BLOCK ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND, BUT PROMISES TO ACT IF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTARTS PLANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the lawsuit in D.C. federal court, a judge took the DOJ\u2019s word that the fund was dead and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4604037\/judge-refuses-block-anti-weaponization-fund-lawfare\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4604037\/judge-refuses-block-anti-weaponization-fund-lawfare\/\">declined to issue an order blocking<\/a> the anti-weaponization fund on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, warned DOJ officials that if they attempted to restart the fund, he would take action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4572715\/doj-announces-anti-weaponization-fund-biden-lawfare\/\">announced the now-abandoned fund<\/a>\u00a0on May 18, saying it was part of the DOJ\u2019s efforts to compensate those who were allegedly unfairly targeted by the department, aiming to \u201cmake right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again.\u201d DOJ officials claimed the fund would have \u201cno partisan requirements,\u201d but Democrats were openly skeptical of that claim. After multiple lawsuits and bipartisan pushback, Blanche told Congress on June 2 that the fund would not move forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge maintained a block on the Department of Justice\u2019s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund Friday, despite the DOJ claiming they have abandoned the planned fund\u00a0aimed at compensating allies of President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0and others who say they were politically targeted by the DOJ during the Biden administration. 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