Judge indefinitely blocks Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A federal judge in Virginia agreed to indefinitely block the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund after previously agreeing to temporarily block any payments. 

The decision from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema came during a Friday hearing on whether to bar any payments from the $1.776 billion fund for the duration of the case.

Democracy Forward, a legal nonprofit representing the plaintiffs, confirmed Brinkema’s ruling from the bench.

“This ruling is a significant victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and people in America,” said Skye Perryman, the group’s president and CEO, in a statement.

“The court recognized the serious legal concerns raised by the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to create a secretive, taxpayer-funded compensation program operating........

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