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Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund, A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president’s allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government.
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- Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fundPBS News - 2026-05-29T14:38:22+00:00
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