A federal judge in Virginia on Friday ordered a temporary freeze on any payments coming from the Trump administration’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund<\/a>” as she considers arguments in a lawsuit brought by a former Jan. 6 prosecutor to block the fund permanently.\u00a0<\/p>\n The order from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema specifically bars the administration “from taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund,” including transfers of money or consideration of claims from individuals who may argue they are victims of political persecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n The $1.776 billion fund, announced last week<\/a>, was established by the Justice Department to compensate those who allege they were wrongly targeted under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n It was created in exchange for President Donald Trump agreeing to drop his\u00a0$10 billion lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against the IRS as well as two civil claims for $230 million<\/a> related to the Russia collusion investigation he faced during his first term in office and the 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate — sparking accusations of self-dealing and a\u00a0bipartisan uproar<\/a>\u00a0over the possible use of taxpayer money to pay rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 27, 2026 in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Kent Nishimura\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Andrew](\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d6376369-b606-4f7a-ab30-8a381a2d3bdb\/cabinet-15-gty-gmh-260527_1779902436683_hpMain.jpg?w=375 "\\"Andrew")
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