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Judge temporarily blocks Trump DOJ's nearly $2B 'anti-weaponization' fund

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department Friday from "taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation" of a $1.778 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The Trump administration said last week that the fund will compensate Americans unfairly targeted by politicized federal investigations on a "case-by-case" basis.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s order on Friday comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of plaintiffs that includes a former career prosecutor who alleges he was fired for his handling of Jan. 6 cases. The plaintiffs are suing to block payout...