8 entries in the ledger
On October 1, 2026, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt by Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and the Trump Organization to pause sanctions in their $10 billion...
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced on the evening of Aug. 4, 2026 that she will vote against confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department permanently, hours after the Senate...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order on Sunday evening, Aug. 2, 2026 stating "beyond any doubt, that there is no Fund" — the $1.8 billion pool announced in the settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the...
President Trump said July 31 he would push to revive the roughly $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis continue blocking Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, Newsweek...
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled on July 13, 2026 that the civil settlement between President Trump and his own Justice Department in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was an improper use of the courts...
After the administration declined to file the sworn declarations Judge Leonie Brinkema had ordered on June 12 — citing separation-of-powers objections — the judge on June 19, 2026 refused to dismiss the case as moot and...
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction on June 12, 2026 indefinitely blocking the Justice Department's $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' while the...
In a Meet the Press interview taped June 5, 2026 with Kristen Welker, President Trump defended the Justice Department's 'anti-weaponization' fund and declined to rule out payments to January 6 defendants who assaulted...