President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson about the fund that would have compensated victims of government weaponization and lawfare.
The Department of Justice halted the creation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund announced last month after a federal judge barred the president’s administration from any further action. The purpose of the fund would have been to compensate victims of government weaponization and lawfare. The fund was part of a settlement agreement in the President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service lawsuit, filed by President Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization, LLC, after information regarding their tax returns was leaked to the public.
President Donald Trump spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday about the fund, which had elicited opposition from federal legislators in both the House and Senate. Senate Majority Leader John Thune adjourned the upper chamber ahead of Memorial Day rather than take up a reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement after concerns were raised about the anti-weaponization fund. Members of the president’s party informed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the reconciliation bill would not advance until the anti-weaponization fund issue was resolved.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump as he seeks to care for Americans who have experienced lawfare from the federal government.
- For Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Thune to be discerning in their leadership of the House and Senate.
- For federal judges to properly interpret the Constitution and U.S. laws as they issue opinions.
Sources: Roll Call, Townhall, The Hill, News Nation
