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Friday, June 12, 2026
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A federal judge in Virginia extended her block on the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund and questioned why the DOJ has not formally rescinded the memo establishing it.

Judge Leonie Brinkema said she’s concerned it might come back in a different form. She gave the government a week to come up with a declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stating under penalty of perjury the fund is really dead.

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