> Justice Department Creates $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration created an unusual settlement fund valued at nearly $1.8 billion to compensate people who claim they were victimized previously by the Justice Department, a move announced in tandem with President Trump’s decision to withdraw a lawsuit he had filed that sought billions of dollars from the Internal Revenue Service.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appoint a five-person commission to administer the “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” which will last through Dec. 15, 2028, and have the power to issue apologies and pay people who submit claims. Trump will be able to fire commission members.

The fund will receive $1.776 billion, which will come from the government’s judgment fund—an uncapped pot of money that allows the Justice Department to settle cases and pay people without congressional approval of individual payments.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-i … d-c3edaf3f

Severity: 99
New Hall of Fame Inductee!