A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.

A ⁠U.S. ⁠judge on Wednesday blocked ⁠a request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's $1.8 ​billion "weaponization" fund, citing Justice Department statements and court filings that said the ‌administration was abandoning the ‌fund.

A judge issued a stern warning to Donald Trump’s Department of Justice not to go back on its word that the president’s Jan. 6 slush fund was dead on arrival. The DOJ last month announced the creation

During the hearing, Judge Leon said that "not persuaded a live controversy remains," as the government has maintained that no board members have been appointed, no administrative

Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that payout plans remain on track.

A top Department of Justice official wanted to recuse himself from work related to Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund so he could apply for the grift himself, according to a

In a brief filed on Friday, Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. argues that a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's brazenly corrupt "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is moot because the Justice Department does not plan to implement the idea.

The Trump administration established a $1.8 billion fund for those who’ve felt “victimized” by the government, as part of a settlement between the president and the IRS, but plans only moved forward for a short period of time before GOP lawmakers expressed outrage about the fund and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed it was canceled as a result.