Daily Mail News
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER
Published: 09:44 EDT, 29 May 2026 | Updated: 12:51 EDT, 29 May 2026
A federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton has blocked Donald Trump from moving forward his plans to create a $1.8 billion taxpayer ‘slush fund’ to compensate his political allies.
Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot establish an anti-weaponization fund, blocking it from transferring money, reviewing any claims submitted to it, or disbursing money to applicants.
The fund was created as part of a settlement from Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against his own Treasury Department over the leak of his 2019 tax return.
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