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Did Speaker Johnson's meeting with Trump lead DOJ to walk away from "anti-weaponization" fund?
After President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, the Justice Department announced it would be stopping work on a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, citing a judge's ruling. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Did Speaker Johnson’s meeting with Trump lead DOJ to walk away from “anti-weaponization” fund?, After President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, the Justice Department announced it would be stopping work on a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, citing a judge’s ruling. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the latest.
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- Did Speaker Johnson's meeting with Trump lead DOJ to walk away from "anti-weaponization" fund?CBS News - 2026-06-01T22:06:04+00:00
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