Marc Caputo, “Scoop: Trump admin plans to drop ‘weaponization’ fund” (Axios):
The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios.
“It’s dead for now,” one of the sources said. [ . . . . ]
The White House’s discussions about dropping the fund came after two federal judges weighed in against the fund on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia halted the disbursement of money from it.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in the Southern District of Florida announced she would launch an inquiry.
