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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge slapped a preliminary injunction on President Donald Trump’s so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” for Jan. 6 rioters on Friday.
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“The bottom line is I don’t have the type of uncontestable evidence to show that [attempting to create the fund] would not be repeated,” Judge Leonie Brinkema said. “And there is clear evidence, in terms of statements by the acting attorney general and multiple statements by the president who has talked about how important it is that this fund should go forward.”
Justice Department attorney Andrew Block was unable to explain why the government simply could not put in writing that there were no plans to accept claims or conduct payouts.
Trump is still pushing this idea. He wants to felons money for trying to overthrow American Democracy.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan To Compensate Jan. 6 Rioters
The Justice Department failed to explain why it simply couldn’t put in writing that the slush fund is dead.
“The bottom line is I don’t have the type of uncontestable evidence to show that [attempting to create the fund] would not be repeated,” Judge Leonie Brinkema said. “And there is clear evidence, in terms of statements by the acting attorney general and multiple statements by the president who has talked about how important it is that this fund should go forward.”
Justice Department attorney Andrew Block was unable to explain why the government simply could not put in writing that there were no plans to accept claims or conduct payouts.
Trump is still pushing this idea. He wants to felons money for trying to overthrow American Democracy.
