Judge warns DOJ not to ‘play possum’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund it says is dead
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-warns-doj-not-play-possum-anti-weaponization-fund-says-dead-rcna349544
Brief excerpt:
“The Trump administration has said the fund isn’t moving forward, but the president has said he’d like to pay purported victims “the kind of money that they deserve.”
“Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon warned a Justice Department attorney in court Wednesday afternoon after he rejected the temporary restraining order request from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, one of several groups seeking to block the fund.
In addition to Blanche’s remarks to lawmakers about the status of the fund, the Justice Department said in a court filing last week that the initiative is “not going forward.”
President Donald Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he loved the idea of the “anti-weaponization” fund and that if it were up to him, he would pay purported victims of “weaponization” the “kind of money that they deserve.”“
Brief excerpt:
“The Trump administration has said the fund isn’t moving forward, but the president has said he’d like to pay purported victims “the kind of money that they deserve.”
“Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon warned a Justice Department attorney in court Wednesday afternoon after he rejected the temporary restraining order request from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, one of several groups seeking to block the fund.
In addition to Blanche’s remarks to lawmakers about the status of the fund, the Justice Department said in a court filing last week that the initiative is “not going forward.”
President Donald Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he loved the idea of the “anti-weaponization” fund and that if it were up to him, he would pay purported victims of “weaponization” the “kind of money that they deserve.”“
