President Trump meets with House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House to discuss the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, according to sources cited by The Hill. The meeting occurs amid Republican lawmakers’ public frustration with the program and its oversight. CBS News reports that after the Monday meeting, the Justice Department announces it is stopping work on the $1.776 billion fund. The department attributes the pause to a judge’s ruling, rather than directly tying the decision to the meeting. The two reports align on the key events: the Trump–Johnson meeting and the subsequent DOJ announcement regarding a halt in work on the fund. However, the outlets differ in emphasis, with one describing the meeting as part of ongoing negotiations and concerns from lawmakers, while the other focuses on the DOJ’s stated legal basis for stopping work. Both accounts indicate that the fund involves $1.776 billion in DOJ activity and that a court decision is cited as the reason for the change in status.
Trump meets Johnson as DOJ pauses work on $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund
President Trump meets with House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House to discuss the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund, according to sources cited by The Hill. The meeting occurs amid...
- President Trump meets with House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House to discuss the DOJ’s “anti-weaponization” fund.
- The Justice Department had a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
- After the meeting, DOJ announces it is stopping work on the fund.
- DOJ says the pause is based on a judge’s ruling.
- Republican lawmakers express frustration about the fund and seek changes or clarification.
After President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, the Justice Department announced it would be stopping work on a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, citing a judge's ruling. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
2 months agoPresident Trump met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the White House on Monday to discuss the Justice Department’s controversial $1.776 billion antiweaponization fund, sources in the Speaker’s office confirmed to The Hill and to NewsNation’s Joe Khalil. The meeting comes as Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have voiced frustration over the fund,...
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