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Todd Blanche tries to sell Republicans on "anti-weaponization fund"

The Justice Department has a new $1.776 billion fund, designated to pay people who allege that politics played a role in their prosecutions under the Biden administration. It's a settlement without precedent, drawn up by the president's own appointees after he sued the government. Weijia Jiang has m

Published May 21, 2026, 11:46 PM
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Todd Blanche tries to sell Republicans on "anti-weaponization fund"

The Justice Department has a new $1.776 billion fund, designated to pay people who allege that politics played a role in their prosecutions under the Biden administration. It's a settlement without precedent, drawn up by the president's own appointees after he sued the government. Weijia Jiang has more details.

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