Judge orders Trump administration to reveal who set up $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’

Ivan Davis, the US magistrate judge for the eastern district of Virginia, issued the order compelling discovery materials from the government as part of a lawsuit brought by the Democracy Forward non-profit on behalf of plaintiffs including a fired prosecutor and a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protest against an immigration raid in California. 

“Today’s order granting discovery is a significant step in getting to the bottom of the slush fund,” said Aman George, senior counsel at the non-profit. “We will continue to meet the government in court until our investigation is complete and the slush fund is permanently halted.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/judge-trump-administration-anti-weaponization-fund

 

‘Hold them accountable for every grift & rip-off' Dems plan investigations into Trump’s business ties

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gqW2BPOULFA

 

Acting attorney general formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing

Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/blanche-formally-rescinds-trumps-18bn-anti-weaponization-fund-ahead-of-nomination-hearing .

 

Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate opposition…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/senate-committee-todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination

 

I expected the slush fund case to be a doozy — and in fact, it was.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2BdBB1tnb-E

Loyalty Kash Bonuses (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

FBI Director Kash Patel may be operating a secret slush fund of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents.

Trump urges Republicans to postpone Jay Clayton confirmation hearings as leverage to pass his voter suppression bill

The Trump Administration weighed suspending habeas corpus and invoking the Insurrection Act after being frustrated by the courts.

Fifteen protestors in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede ICE officers during Operation Metro Surge.

Plus listener questions.
Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loyalty-kash-bonuses/id1317481380?i=1000773589974

Trump administration retreats on 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' - POLITICO

It’s not immediately clear whether pledge to obey the court ruling will be enough to staunch the uproar among Republicans on Capitol Hill, however, as the administration’s immigration agenda hangs in the balance. 

A planned Senate vote on the funding bill was abandoned last month after DOJ announced the creation of the fund, which could be used to pay Trump allies who had been prosecuted under prior administrations. Democrats pledged to force votes on amendments related to the fund, creating a serious political dilemma for congressional Republicans, and they are likely to continue pushing for restrictions to be written into law...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/trump-weaponization-fund-retreat-00944656

 

Extended legal losing streak hits Trump where it hurts

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ibwIeaERg

Donald Trump Is Using a Dark Money Group to Spend Tax Money on Vanity Projects

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fBCl2WTkghc

Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund | PBS News

The lawsuit claims the government's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to "finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name." It describes the fund's creation as "the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century" and calls for dissolving it…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/officers-who-defended-capitol-on-jan-6-sue-to-block-payouts-from-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund

 

Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals

This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2026/may/22/trump-anti-weaponisation-slush-fund-for-pals-irs-corruption-politics-weekly-america

 

January 6 officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’

Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/jan-6-police-sue-trump-anti-weaponization-fund

 

Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘lawfare’ fund is making Republicans nervous - POLITICO

“There is no level below which these folks will not go,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I) said in an interview. “It is just disgusting, having come off Law Enforcement Week, to have set up a slush fund to pay off people who attack police officers.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-settlement-fund-jan-6-00928221

Donald Trump Just Stole Your Money

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rh1GC3ObgcE

 

Trump Just Gave Himself a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund to Reward His Friends – Mother Jones

And the public may never know who their money was spent on...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-irs-settlement-slush-fund-doj/

 

Donald Trump’s Plan to Be King of the World – Mother Jones

Trump is essentially cooking up a global slush fund over which he will exert complete control. Countries that get in early—while he's president—will certainly be in a strong position to request preferential treatment in state affairs. The opportunities for graft and grift are immense. He will probably ask Congress to kick in the $1 billion pay-to-play membership fee to guarantee he'll have a pot of money to spend (or pocket) at his fancy...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/donald-trump-board-of-peace-gaza-israel-davos-china-russia-scam-king/ 

 

Trump seeking $174 billion Pentagon 'slush fund' that has both both Democrats and Republicans furious: report - Raw Story

According to a report at Politico, President Donald Trump's administration is likely to seek to tack on a request for an extra $174 billion in a budget proposal for the Pentagon that will be part of what some lawmakers -- on both sides of the aisle -- call a "slush fund." ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/trump-seeking-174-billion-pentagon-slush-fund-democrats-republicans-furious-report/