U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Va., also barred the government from moving forward with the fund's creation while litigation is pending to challenge it.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked any payouts from the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund. Meanwhile, former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse cases,

Charlamagne tha God unleashed on President Donald Trump after the president dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” that critics are calling out as a slush fund for Trump allies.

The Trump administration is blocked from transferring money to the fund or giving it out to applicants, at least temporarily.

A Republican congressman defended President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” on Wednesday, after the lawmaker was grilled by his constituents about federal spending. “Has there been weaponization in the past of the Department of Justice?

ON WEDNESDAY, A BIPARTISAN GROUP of thirty-four retired federal judges jointly filed an unprecedented motion with the Florida federal court that last week reluctantly agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Donald Trump,

Dozens of former federal judges have demanded a court reopen President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS that his team settled last week in exchange for the creation of a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization compensation fund.

Donald Trump's controversial settlement with the Department of Justice to establish a $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund and shield himself from IRS audits is facing a major legal challenge, with 35 retired federal judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — demanding the court investigate whether the deal constitutes fraud.