Judge declines to halt "anti-weaponization fund" since Blanche says it's dead, but warns DOJ not to "play possum"

cbsnews.com·Katrina Kaufman, Joe Walsh
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A federal judge refused to block the Trump administration's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, saying the acting attorney general had promised not to move forward with it, even though the fund still legally exists. The judge acknowledged political motives might be at play, but sided with the government for now, while a watchdog group argues the fund hasn't been officially canceled and could still be revived.

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