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A federal judge in Virginia said the Trump administration cannot transfer the money or process claims until at least June 12.<\/strong><\/p>

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President Donald Trump speaks at the White House this week. (Evan Vucci\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration\u2019s plans for a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who claim they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted, ruling that no money can go out the door for now.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said in a brief order docketed Friday that officials with President Donald Trump\u2019s administration are temporarily barred \u201cfrom taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, which includes the transferring of money to the Fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the Fund; and the disbursing of any funds from the Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

The judge scheduled a hearing for June 12 in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.<\/p>

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No money has yet been handed out from the fund. Acting attorney general Todd Blanche has not yet named the five commissioners who would be assigned to evaluate claims for compensation. <\/b>The Justice Department has said the $1.776 billion in taxpayer money it intends to use for the payments would be drawn from a separate legal compensation fund managed by the federal government before July 17.<\/p>\n

Brinkema\u2019s order came in connection with a lawsuit filed by Andrew Floyd, a former D.C. federal prosecutor who was fired last year after working on cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Other plaintiffs in the case include a man who was arrested in California at a protest of an immigration raid; the city of New Haven, Connecticut; the National Abortion Federation; and the liberal advocacy group Common Cause.<\/p>\n

They allege that the \u201cweaponization\u201d fund violates the separation of powers, First Amendment and equal-protection clause of the Constitution, <\/b>as well as the Administrative Procedure Act, a federal law that lays out specific steps for government agencies creating new rules or programs.<\/p>

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The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n

Perry Stein contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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