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What’s the Status of Trump’s Anti-Weaponization ‘Slush’ Fund?

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D, R.I.) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on President Donald Trump's I.R.S. lawsuit settlement and the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" on June 2, 2026. —Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty ImagesThe Justice Department said it would cancel plans to create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that critics feared would have gone to loyalists of President Donald Trump.On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified that the DOJ would not move forward with plans for the fund, which was intended to compensat...