DOJ attorney says in court filing – Amid growing debate over the Trump administration’s initiative, a Department of Justice attorney recently submitted a court filing asserting that the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is no longer active. The filing, made on Friday, highlighted the fund’s current status as stagnant, with the DOJ’s legal team arguing that the controversy surrounding its establishment has effectively halted its progress. This development comes as the administration faces mounting scrutiny over its decision to allocate taxpayer funds for compensating individuals alleged to have been wrongly targeted under the Biden era.

The $1.776 billion fund was introduced last month as a mechanism to reimburse those claiming they were unfairly subjected to scrutiny during the Biden administration. Its creation was tied to a political agreement where President Donald Trump agreed to abandon his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, along with two civil claims involving $230 million. These claims pertained…