A federal judge in Florida has agreed to review the Trump administration's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' after 35 former federal judges filed a motion arguing the settlement that created it was a 'fraud on the court.' - The fund was established after Trump sued the IRS over leaked tax returns, but the settlement was criticized as a 'slush fund' for Trump allies and January 6 rioters. - Another judge in Virginia temporarily froze the fund on Friday, ordering a halt to disbursements until a June 12 hearing.
- Legal experts say the fund is unprecedented, offering money to an indeterminate group without legal action or identifiable injuries. The Justice Department has vowed to 'make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes,' while critics call it an abuse of taxpayer funds.