Sunday, June 7Sunday, June 7The Trump administration has abandoned its controversial $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate supporters claiming political persecution by the U.S. Justice Department. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the decision before a House committee on Wednesday, citing fierce bipartisan backlash and a federal court’s temporary injunction as key factors .
The fund, announced earlier this year, targeted individuals alleging "weaponization" of government agencies under President Joe Biden. Critics, including Republican lawmakers, condemned it as a partisan slush fund, while legal experts questioned its constitutionality. A federal judge blocked the initiative last week pending further review .
Despite scrapping the fund, the Justice Department will retain a separate settlement provision shielding Trump and his family from future tax audits, according to Al Jazeera . The move follows months of debate over the fund’s legitimacy, with opponents arguing it risked politicizing the DOJ and diverting public funds to allies of the former president.
The decision marks a rare reversal for Trump, who had framed the fund as a corrective to perceived injustices against his administration. Its collapse leaves unresolved questions about compensation for those claiming government overreach, though Blanche indicated no alternative mechanisms are under consideration.
Trump administration scraps 1.8 billion fund amid bipartisan backlash
Nach massiver Kritik: Aus für Trumps "Opfer"Fonds Die Pläne einer Einrichtung eines Entschädigungsfonds für angebliche Opfer von politisch oder ideologisch motiviertem Vorgehen des Staates wurden verworfen
der standard · 4 days ago
USA: US-Regierung stoppt Trumps umstrittenen Fonds für Justizopfer Minister Todd Blanche erklärt das Aus für den Entschädigungsfonds – nach heftiger Kritik auch aus der eigenen Partei.
sueddeutsche · 4 days ago
Trump admin scraps controversial billion-dollar fund The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is dropping plans for a tax-funded fund of nearly $1.8 billion meant to compensate Trump supporters. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced this after a federal judge temporarily blocked the fund. Aimed at those claiming unfair treatment by the Justice Department under Joe Biden, the fund faced criticism […]
cphpost · 4 days ago
USA: US-Regierung stoppt Trumps Milliardenfonds nach Widerstand Minister Todd Blanche erklärt das Aus für Trumps Fonds für angebliche Justizopfer – nach heftiger Kritik auch aus der eigenen Partei.
sueddeutsche · 4 days ago
U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House committee that the Trump administration was not moving forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government weaponization.
bluesky bot · 4 days ago
USA: US-Regierung bestätigt Ende des umstrittenen Entschädigungsfonds Mit 1,8 Milliarden Dollar wollte US-Präsident Donald Trump angebliche Justizopfer entschädigen. Nach breiter Kritik stoppt die Regierung nun das umstrittene Vorhaben.
die zeit · 4 days ago
Trump administration scraps $1.8bn anti-weaponisation fund US Justice Department, however, plans to keep a settlement provision to bar audits of Trumps past tax records.
aljazeera · 4 days ago
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theguardian · 4 days ago
Trump administration scrapping $1.8bn anti-weaponisation fund US Justice Department agreement with president to bar future audits of his or his familys past tax records will remain.
aljazeera · 4 days ago