{"id":125,"date":"2026-06-01T20:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:11:42","slug":"trump-will-scrap-his-anti-weaponization-fund-demands-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"Trump Will Scrap His \u2018Anti-Weaponization\u2019 Fund Demands For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump will scrap \u2014 for now \u2014 a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund that drew rare bipartisan condemnation on Capitol Hill, a source familiar with the matter told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=123\">Pentagon Cannot Remove Transgender Service Members, Appellate Court Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump had created the fund as part of a settlement with the IRS over the leak of his tax returns, but the backlash was swift and bipartisan. Critics questioned whether the fund could be used to compensate those convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and the proposal drew pushback even from Republicans. Axios <span><u>first reported<\/u><\/span> the news that Trump planned to drop the idea.<\/p>\n<p>A <span><u>judge blocked the fund<\/u><\/span> last week, and the Justice Department said Monday it would not challenge that ruling \u2014 a rare instance of the administration backing down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Fund was open to anybody who was so weaponized, targeted, or persecuted, whether they were Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise,\u201d the DOJ <span><u>posted on X on Monday<\/u><\/span>. \u201cThe Department will abide by the Court\u2019s ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson raised issues with the fund directly with Trump in a White House meeting, a source told NOTUS. It was this conversation that effectively killed the fund, a separate source said.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will push legislation to ban the fund, and ensure a similar fund could not be created by presidents in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=121\">Democrats Are Trying to Stop a War in Cuba Before It Starts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Trump and Republicans are truly abandoning this corrupt scheme, they should have zero problem banning it in law,\u201d Schumer said in a <span><u>post on X<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to drop the fund may have come as a relief for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who is trying to push through Republicans\u2019 funding package for immigration enforcement but was facing widespread opposition among his GOP ranks due, in large part, to the fund. He would not answer reporters\u2019 questions on Monday about whether he believes Republicans would support a ban like the one Schumer was suggesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think that the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves,\u201d Thune said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his 2019 and 2020 tax returns by a former contractor. Last month, the president dropped the case and announced the $1.776 billion fund. The money would not go to Trump but could have paid out claims for Americans who say they were targeted for political prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement also included broad immunity for Trump and his family from IRS audits.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=119\">This House Democrat\u2019s Fight Against Trump\u2019s Deportations Is Outside Congress<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department said Monday it would abide by a judge\u2019s ruling blocking the creation of the fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Will Scrap His \u2018Anti-Weaponization\u2019 Fund Demands For Now - 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