Todd Blanche says DOJ ‘not moving forward’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Justice Department is not moving forward with its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

“We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche said during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, vowing that would remain true even after a federal court’s order to pause the fund expires.

The DOJ announced on Monday that it would comply with a recent court ruling temporarily blocking the $1.8 billion fund, which has faced widespread backlash from both sides of the aisle.