Judge Blocks $1.8B DOJ Fund

Judge Leonie Brinkema continued a block on DOJ's $1.8B fund and ordered sworn declarations before treating the case as moot.

1. Frame 1Judge Brinkema blocks DOJ's $1.8B fund, freezing government payouts while sworn proof is pending.
2. Frame 2DOJ created the fund for people alleging Biden-era political targeting after Trump dropped damages claims.
3. Frame 3DOJ says the case is moot because officials say the fund is no longer moving forward.
4. Frame 4Brinkema said those promises were unsworn, so the government must file penalty-of-perjury declarations.
5. Frame 5The judge pressed why Todd Blanche has not rescinded the memo creating the fund.
6. Frame 6One-week deadline: Blanche, Stanley Woodward, and Scott Bessent must swear no action will revive it.