Blanche: DOJ will not move forward with anti-weaponization fund Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Justice Department will not proceed with its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” This decision follows significant opposition from Republican lawmakers and comes after a judge’s order to halt the fund’s creation. Blanche stated the fund’s reasons remain important but confirmed the department is definitively not moving forward with it.

• The Justice Department will not establish its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund.”
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed this decision to House lawmakers.
• The fund was part of a settlement with President Donald Trump over his lawsuit against the IRS.
• GOP opposition and a judge’s order contributed to the decision to abandon the fund.
• Blanche defended the original reasons for the fund, citing government weaponization against citizens.