Order blocks White House from ‘taking any further action’ on settlement fund until further legal arguments heard
A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked any payouts from Donald Trump’s controversial new $1.8bn so-called anti-weaponization settlement fund that emerged from a settlement the US president came to with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The order by US district judge Leonie Brinkema of the eastern district of Virginia blocks the Trump administration from “taking any further action” to set up or operate the fund while the judge hears additional legal arguments.
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