Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit

BREAKING NEWSMay. 29, 2026, 2:09 PM UTCJustice DepartmentJustice DepartmentJudge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suitJan. 6 prosecutor Andrew Floyd and other targets of the Trump administration had sued to block what critics had described as a “slush fund” for Trump allies.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Ryan J. ReillyA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” created as part of an unprecedented settlement with the president, his family and the Trump Org. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia entered the order on Friday after a Jan. 6 prosecutor and others sued to block the fund last week.The fund is being operated out of the Justice Department, which didn’t immediately comment on the order. Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the fund. Opponents have labeled it a massive “slush fund” for Trump’s allies. Its existence has alarmed some legal experts, in part because there will be very little public oversight over how it is managed. Senate Republican leaders last week punted a vote on a GOP package to fund ICE and the Border Patrol until June in part because of concerns over the fund, NBC News reported. The Trump administration can not take any further action on the fund while legal motions are pending, “which includes the transferring of money to the fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the fund; and the disbursing of any funds from the fund,” according to the order.The judge said the order was necessary to “ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ while their are motions pendin...