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DOJ Creates $1.776 Billion ‘Anti‑Weaponization Fund’ After Trump IRS Settlement

The Justice Department has established an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” of nearly $1.8 billion that could pay people who were targets of “lawfare” or weaponization of federal agencies.

The funding is the result of a settlement in the case of President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, where the president and members of his family sued the agency over the release of their tax returns.

“The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department’s intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a public statement.

“As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress,” Blanche added.

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