Back in June, Todd Blanche told Congress the Justice Department’s so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund was dead. I told you not to mistake that for the end of the payouts. Trump and his allies still wanted people they called victims of “weaponization” to be compensated, and killing one very public fund left them other ways to try.
At a September 18 hearing, federal Judge Leonie Brinkema made clear that this fight isn’t over. The Justice Department wanted her to dismiss the lawsuit over the fund because, it said, there was nothing left to challenge. Brinkema wasn’t ready to accept that assurance. The issues underlying the case, she said, are still “alive and kicking.” She did not rule on DOJ’s dismissal motion from the bench.
I hate to say I told you so. Actually, in this case, I fucking don’t.
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