Republicans lash out over on $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than passing a party-line budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — blowing past the June 1 deadline that President Trump set for the bill. Some Republicans are openly eyeing ways to “kill” the fund. On Monday, the DOJ created the $1.776 billion fund as part of a settlement after Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leaking of his tax returns.
- ▪Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than passing a party-line budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol —
- ▪Some Republicans are openly eyeing ways to “kill” the fund.
- ▪On Monday, the DOJ created the $1.776 billion fund as part of a settlement after Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leaking of his tax returns.
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House Republicans lash out over $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund Comments: by Emily Brooks and Alexander Bolton - 05/21/26 6:44 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Emily Brooks and Alexander Bolton - 05/21/26 6:44 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Congressional Republicans are lashing out over a nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to give payouts to those who claim to have been the target of a “weaponized” government. Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly deciding to leave town for the Memorial Day weekend rather than passing a party-line budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — blowing past the June 1 deadline that President Trump set for the bill.
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