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The proposed $1.8 billion fund designed to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who claimed they were prosecuted for political reasons is officially dead, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday.<\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

“We are not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche said during a House committee meeting as he sought to reassure Republicans that the Justice Department would not continue pursuing its “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”<\/p>

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Big picture view:<\/p>

Blanche\u2019s comments came a day after the Department of Justice released a statement that said the agency would follow a federal judge\u2019s recent order that halted the creation of the fund and blocked any payouts from it.\u00a0<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

His statement to Congress went further than the one from the agency he leads. In Monday\u2019s post, the Justice Department only stated that it would abide by the ruling. It did not indicate if the agency would appeal the decision or pursue other routes to still build the fund.<\/p>

House Republicans had pushed Blanche to confirm that the fund was off the table during a hearing about funding the nation\u2019s immigration agencies.<\/p>

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The backstory:<\/p>

The fund was created as part of a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. The plan faced immediate pushback on both sides of the aisle, especially after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicated that people tied to the January 6, 2021, riot in the U.S. Capitol would be able to seek compensation.<\/p>

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