President Trump’s Justice Department set out to do something no administration had tried before: build a formal process to compensate Americans hit by government weaponization and lawfare.
A federal judge in Virginia just put that effort on ice.
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U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, a Bill Clinton appointee, entered an order on May 29, 2026 enjoining the DOJ and Treasury from creating or operating the Anti-Weaponization Fund while a legal challenge gets briefed.
That means no transferring money into the fund, no considering claims, and no disbursing a single dollar until the court rules. The hearing is reset for Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
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The order landed in Eastern District of Virginia case
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