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The Justice Department has rebuffed a federal judge's request to commit in writing that it will not move forward with an "anti-weaponization" fund, a vehicle the DOJ announced in May as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
A Settlement Fund Under Judicial Scrutiny The DOJ's refusal to provide written assurances puts the department on a collision course with the judiciary over one of the more consequential financial instruments to emerge from the Trump administration's legal campaigns.
The fund was first disclosed in May, when the Justice Department announced it as part of the resolution of Trump's $10 billion suit against the IRS.
The judge's request for written confirmation that the department would stand down signals the court has active concerns about whether the fund will actually be shelved — or whether the administration intends to keep it operational.
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