Critics sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund

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A coalition of President Donald Trump's critics is suing to block payouts from a new $1.8 billion settlement fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

Plaintiffs for the lawsuit filed Friday include a fired federal prosecutor and a California college professor acquitted of assaulting a federal agent.

The lawsuit adds fuel to a mounting backlash against the government’s creation of an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to resolve Trump’s IRS lawsuit over his leaked tax returns.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys are seeking a court order halting the fund’s implementation and preventing any payments from it.

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