{"id":1033,"date":"2026-06-03T08:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:38:07","slug":"todd-blanche-says-trump-administration-is-ditching-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1033","title":{"rendered":"Todd Blanche Says Trump Administration Is Ditching Weaponization Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration was dropping the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) anti-weaponization fund.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1032\">Missing GOP Rep Purportedly Breaks Silence After Trump Endorsement \u2014 But His Whereabouts Are Still Unknown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blanche told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the fund, which aimed at compensating people weaponized by the government, is dead. Many Senate Republicans staunchly opposed the fund and could have supported a Democrat-led amendment to completely kill it, which raised the likelihood of Trump vetoing a Republican-led reconciliation package intended to fund immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not moving forward with the fund, period,\u201d Blanche said during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed during a Tuesday press gaggle that the weaponization fund was \u201coff the table.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: Weaponization Fund Talks Gumming Up Works To Passing Immigration Enforcement Funding)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department oversight hearing was rescheduled from its original date of May 19th. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8637941\" class=\"wp-image-8637941 size-full\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279485767-scaled-e1780431618185.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279485767-scaled-e1780431618185.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=279,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279485767-scaled-e1780431618185-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=620,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279485767-scaled-e1780431618185-620x266.jpg 620w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=768,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279485767-scaled-e1780431618185-768x330.jpg 768w\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JUNE 02: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche prepares to testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department oversight hearing was rescheduled from its original date of May 19th. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker Johnson just told us it\u2019s his understanding that this fund is off the table, so is that your understanding after speaking with the acting attorney general?\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is correct,\u201d Thune said during a gaggle attended by the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The fund aimed to compensate victims of government weaponization, which raised concerns that defendants convicted of violent crimes during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot would receive these funds. It was part of a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to end a civil lawsuit filed in January over the leak of his tax returns by an independent contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1030\">Former MMA\u2019er Josh Longood Restrains Man After He Allegedly Assaults Flight Attendant, Attempts To Open Emergency Exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blanche defended the fund\u2019s purpose, arguing that the reason for its existence remained important.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reasons for the fund \u2014 it\u2019s something that President Trump talked about for a long time, which is the fact that there were a lot of people in this country who had their government weaponized against them,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reasons for the fund \u2026 remain as important as [they] were before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he told Trump the fund made it difficult for Republicans to get the package to his desk, adding that he believed the fund was \u201coff the table.\u201d The speaker met with Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss the fund and strategies for passing the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, temporarily blocked the government from moving forward with the fund while litigation challenging it was pending. Following the ruling, the DOJ confirmed to the Daily Caller Monday that they were dropping the fund.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told his colleagues Monday that Democrats would fight to \u201ckill\u201d the fund, accusing Trump of using it for his alleged \u201ccorrupt\u201d purposes. Republican opponents of the fund included Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Thune previously stated he was \u201cnot a fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reconciliation package is in response to the 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after Democrats refused to fund the agency following high-profile shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in January. When the fund threatened the reconciliation bill\u2019s passage, some Senate Republicans called for the chamber to abandon the broader package and return to a narrower bill focused on funding Immigration Customs and Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and DHS.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1028\">Taliban Gets Into The Oil Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AActing Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump&#039;s administration has dropped the anti-weaponization fund.cting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump&#039;s administration has dropped the anti-weaponization fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[813,31,604,1451],"class_list":["post-1033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-anti-weaponization-fund","tag-donald-trump","tag-john-thune","tag-reconciliation-package"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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