Trump Blames Court Block for Collapse of ‘Weaponization’ Fund

President Donald Trump said his administration was dropping plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization” only because a federal court temporarily blocked the move, which had become a political lightning rod.

Asked if he was dropping the fund, Trump told conservative podcaster Miranda Devine “No, a court ruled against it.” A federal judge in Virginia Friday barred the administration from taking steps to operate the fund while she weighed a longer-term order against it.

At a congressional hearing on Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration would not move forward with the ...