联邦法官暂时阻止司法部动用170亿美元以上“反武器化”基金


2026-05-29T09:48:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻

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雅各布·罗森 司法部记者
杰克·罗森是负责报道美国司法部的记者。他此前曾是竞选数字记者,报道特朗普总统2024年竞选活动,还曾担任《玛格丽特·布伦南直面国家》节目的助理制片人。

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更新时间:2026年5月29日 / 美国东部时间上午10:05 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻

华盛顿讯—— 一名联邦法官暂时阻止司法部推进这项新设立的170亿美元以上“反武器化”基金的相关工作,包括任何形式的资金支付。

美国地区法官利奥妮·布林克马在周四发布的简短命令中表示,这一临时禁令将为她留出时间,以考虑是否批准一组原告提出的长期救济请求。该原告团体正对本月早些时候司法部宣布设立的这项基金提起诉讼。

布林克马的禁令阻止司法部“为设立或运作该项目采取任何进一步行动”,以确保“没有资金被不可逆地拨付”。禁令涵盖资金向该基金的划转、对提交的任何索赔的审核,以及任何款项的发放。

曾调查并起诉过2021年1月6日美国国会大厦袭击事件涉案人员的前联邦检察官安德鲁·弗洛伊德、在抗议移民突袭行动时被捕的加州教授乔纳森·卡拉韦洛,以及多家非营利组织于上周提起诉讼,称该基金非法。

他们辩称,该基金是特朗普总统与其政府之间的“勾结协议”,“既无国会授权,也无法律依据,更无问责机制”。

“反武器化”基金是司法部为解决特朗普针对国税局的民事诉讼而设立的,该诉讼源于一名前政府承包商泄露特朗普的纳税申报单。

司法部表示,该项目旨在“建立一套系统性程序,受理并纠正那些遭受武器化政治打压和滥诉的人士的诉求”。一个由五人组成的委员会将负责决定从这170亿美元资金池中拨付款项。

但特朗普政府因该基金面临压力,包括国会山共和党议员的批评,有人担忧1月6日国会大厦袭击事件的参与者会申请并获得拨款。特朗普已为1500多名因国会山袭击事件被定罪的人颁发了赦免令,并暗示他们受到了不公平对待。

目前司法部尚未正式公布将负责审核索赔、制定资格标准以分配该基金份额的五名委员会成员名单。

这起诉讼是近期为阻止该基金实施而提起的多起诉讼之一。另外两名在1月6日袭击中与暴乱者对峙的执法人员,以及政府监督问责团体也提起了类似诉讼,要求叫停该基金。

不过法律专家质疑这些诉讼能否获得永久性救济并撤销该基金。

Judge temporarily blocks Justice Dept. work on $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization” fund

2026-05-29T09:48:00-0400 / CBS News

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Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter
Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump’s 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”

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Updated on: May 29, 2026 / 10:05 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with work on the new $1.7+ billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, including making any payouts.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a brief order dated Thursday that the temporary hold allows her time to consider whether to grant longer-term relief sought by a group of plaintiffs who are challenging the new fund, which was announced by the Justice Department earlier this month.

Brinkema’s order prevents the Justice Department from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation” of the program “to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed” from it. It covers the transfer of money to the fund, consideration of any claims submitted and disbursement of any payments.

Andrew Floyd, a former federal prosecutor who investigated and prosecuted people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, and Jonathan Caravello, a California professor who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid, as well as nonprofits, filed their lawsuit last week arguing that the fund is unlawful.

They argued that the fund is a “collusive agreement” between President Trump and his administration that “has no congressional authorization, no basis in law, and no accountability.”

The Anti-Weaponization Fund was created by the Justice Department as part of a settlement of Mr. Trump’s civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns by a former government contractor.

The Justice Department said the program aims to “provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.” A five-member board would determine payouts from the $1.7 billion pot.

But the Trump administration has come under pressure over the fund, including from Republicans on Capitol Hill, due to concerns that people involved in the Jan. 6 attack would seek and receive payments. Mr. Trump granted clemency to more than 1,500 people who were convicted of crimes stemming from the Capitol assault and has suggested they were treated unfairly.

There have not yet been any official announcements by the Justice Department naming the five commission members who would approve claims and set the criteria for who would be entitled to a cut of the fund.

The lawsuit is one of many filed in recent days to stop the fund’s implementation. Two other law enforcement officers who clashed with rioters on Jan. 6 sued to block the fund, as have government oversight and accountability groups.

Legal experts, however, are skeptical that the lawsuits could obtain permanent relief and dismantle the fund.

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