Trump Plan to Pause Anti-Weaponization Fund Faces GOP Skepticism

June 1, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC

The Trump administration’s plans to scrap, for now, a controversial $1.8 billion legal fund for victims of alleged government “weaponization” ran into skepticism from Republican senators who demanded public assurances the fund is dead.

The apparent effort by the administration to suspend the fund comes amid blowback from Republicans and Democrats, who derided it as a slush fund for President Donald Trump’s political allies. On Monday, several GOP senators signaled they want more information on the White House’s plans for the fund before they agree to lift a blockade of a Trump-backed immigration enforcement bill.

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