A $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund was created by the Justice Department after a settlement Trump reached with the IRS to end a $10 billion lawsuit. The fund is intended to provide a structured process for people claiming they suffered weaponization and lawfare, including formal apologies and monetary relief. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick called the development bad news and said he would try to kill the fund. He indicated plans to write the attorney general and explore legislative options, including examining the legal and constitutional issues tied to how the money was sourced and restricted. He also said a legislative remedy could address settlement provisions that shield Trump, his family members, and companies from further IRS action.
"Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), a moderate engaged to Fox News anchor and senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, vowed to do what he could to kill the newly-established Anti-Weaponization fund being operated by President Donald Trump's Justice Department on Wednesday. The $1.776 billion fund was established via a settlement Trump reached with the IRS to end his $10 billion lawsuit against the agency, and is designed to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare, according to a DOJ press release asserting that the Fund will have the power to issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants."
"Asked about the news on Wednesday, Fitzpatrick called it bad news and said, We're gonna try to kill it. Asked how he might do that, Fitzpatrick replied, Well, we're considering legislative options. We're going to write a letter to the AG to start, but we're considering a legislative option. We're trying to unpack exactly, you know, what the legal machinations are. But can't do that. He also said that a legislative remedy would also address the settlement provision shielding Trump, his family members, and his companies from further action by the IRS."
"Fitzpatrick shed further light on the issue during a subsequent conversation with MeidasTouch's Scott MacFarlane: MacFARLANE: How do you kill this thing off? FITZPATRICK: Well, that's what we just talked about here. So we have to figure out what's the source of the funding, right? Is it an appropriation from last year? Is it two years ago? Where did the money come from? And what limitations were put around that money? Are there constitutional questions? Are the"
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