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CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al
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June 24, 2026
DC Judge Will Take Gov't 'At Its Word' Trump's Fund Is Dead
A Washington, D.C., federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's proposed $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund, saying he "must take the government at its word" that the fund is truly dead.
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June 23, 2026
DC Judge Will Take Gov't 'At Its Word' Trump's Fund Is Dead
A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's proposed $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund, saying he "must take the government at its word" that the fund is truly dead.
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June 12, 2026
Judge Demands Proof $1.8B Trump Settlement Fund Is Dead
A Virginia federal court judge ordered the federal government Friday to submit in writing that it won't create a $1.8 billion payment fund to settle President Donald Trump's tax leak suit against the Internal Revenue Service.
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June 10, 2026
Judge Tells DOJ Not To 'Play Possum' On Trump Fund
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday declined to block the Trump administration's proposed $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund, crediting statements from Attorney General Todd Blanche and other U.S. Department of Justice lawyers last week that the fund was dead.
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June 09, 2026
Challengers Of Trump's 'Slush Fund' Want Proof Plan Is Dead
Plaintiffs challenging what they call President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "slush fund" in Virginia and Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday expressed doubt that the administration's plan to pay victims of "lawfare and weaponization" is truly "not moving forward" as the acting attorney general has claimed.
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May 29, 2026
Ex-Prosecutor Wants Trump 'Slush Fund' Payments Blocked
A former federal prosecutor who worked on Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection cases was among a handful of individuals and groups Thursday who pressed federal courts to issue temporary restraining orders blocking payouts from President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "slush fund," according to motions filed in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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May 23, 2026
Ex-Prosecutor Among Latest To Challenge Trump 'Slush Fund'
A former federal prosecutor who worked on Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection cases sued Friday over the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund created by President Donald Trump's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, calling it a "slush fund" that's "on a collision course with the United States Constitution."