DOJ Not Moving Forward With $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund: Blanche

The fund, now tied up in the courts, was included in Trump’s settlement of a lawsuit with the IRS.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the Department of Justice is scrapping the proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund that has been blocked by the courts.

“We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche told Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) during a meeting of a House Appropriations subcommittee.