Judge isn't convinced that plans for Trump administration 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead

A federal judge who blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for compensating President Donald Trump’s political allies isn't swayed by a government attorney’s assurances that the concept is abandoned. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia didn’t rule from the bench Friday on the government’s request for her to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the fund’s formation and operation.

But the judge rejected the notion that the case's claims are moot because the Trump administration says the fund is dead and won’t go forward.

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