Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Department of Justice June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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A federal judge in Virginia on Friday granted a longer-term block against the Department of Justice implementing a “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying she wanted written guarantees from the DOJ and the Treasury Department that the fund is actually not going forward, as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has claimed.
Judge Leonie Brinkema gave Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a week to submit a written sworn declaration that the fund was not going forward, MS NOW reported.
Brinkema’s issuance of a preliminary injunction against the $1.8 billion fund came at the request of plaintiffs who sued to permanently block it after it the DOJ announced it was being created as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Brinkekma, during a court hearing on Friday, repeatedly said that Blanche’s recent testimony to Congress claiming that the DOJ was not going forward with the fund was not sufficient to guarantee to her that that was the case, MS NOW reported.
The judge noted Trump said after Blanche’s testimony that he wanted to move forward with the fund, which Brinkema said raised doubts about the DOJ’s claims.
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