President Trump defended his controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" for January 6 defendants between July 31 and August 2, 2026, while simultaneously claiming it was "dead." The proposal complicated Todd Blanche's nomination and faced opposition from Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), who said he would exclude rioters from any such bill.
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President Donald Trump defended his controversial proposal for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for Jan. 6 defendants, complicating Todd Blanche’s nomination.
President Donald Trump says his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it.
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Florida who found the president effectively colluded with his own government in bringing a $10 billion suit against the IRS. That suit, which the Justice Department pointed to as the basis for creating its $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, was highly criticized by...
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche's stalled confirmation to be attorney general, Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund,' turmoil inside the Democratic National Committee and the Reflection Poll vandalism charges dropped.
Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends it AP News
Trump asserted in a Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refuse to back Blanche.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” he would’nt provide the Trump administration with a “blank check” for the proposed “anti-weaponization” fund.
Trump acknowledged the $1.8 billion so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is "dead," but made clear that he wishes it still existed.