Jun 02 WATCH: Blanche testifies that Trump administration is dropping 'anti-weaponization fund' in House hearing By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a… Continue reading
Jun 01 AP report: Trump is reconsidering $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund as DOJ temporarily pauses it By Eric Tucker, Seung Min Kim, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago. Continue reading
Jun 01 Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund By Associated Press The announcement from the Justice Department comes in response to a Friday court ruling by a federal judge in Virginia who ordered plans for the fund halted pending additional arguments later this month. Continue reading
May 28 AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press It’s the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president. Continue reading
May 26 Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of 'vindictive' Justice Department indictment By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed. Continue reading
May 21 Read the DOJ's memo to Republican senators on how Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund will work By Lisa Desjardins PBS News obtained the one-page summary given to Republican senators Thursday on the $1.776 billion billion fund. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Trump says Raúl Castro indictment is 'a very important moment' for Cubans By Associated Press The comments came shortly after federal prosecutors announced charges against Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government. Continue reading
May 20 Why legal experts say Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund is unprecedented By Maria Ramirez Uribe President Donald Trump’s administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government “weaponization,” raising questions about whom among his allies and supporters – including those who rioted at the Capitol on… Continue reading
May 20 What to know about Brothers to the Rescue, Cuban exiles' group at the heart of Raúl Castro's indictment By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Founded by emigré José Basulto, it aimed to help Cuban refugees in the Florida straits by dropping supplies from small planes and alerting the U.S. Coast Guard. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: U.S. announces indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro By Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. Continue reading