Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund

Trump Settlement Fund FILE - An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

May 29, 2026 at 1:47 p.m. UTC

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A federal judge has temporarily blocked any payouts from the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund.

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