Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars for a fund to pay individuals who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department. The decision may allow the Senate to debate a $70 billion immigration and deportation funding package. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the reversal, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggested it could facilitate progress on the immigration bill.