DOJ snubs judge’s demand on anti-weaponization fund, cites ‘serious separation of powers concerns’

DOJ snubs judge’s demand on anti-weaponization fund, cites ‘serious separation of powers concerns’

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday snubbed a federal judge’s demand to swear that a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead, arguing the request raises “serious separation of powers concerns.”   Judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the fund last Friday and issued a seven-day deadline for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Associate Attorney…

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