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弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市——一名联邦法官周五继续阻止司法部近18亿美元的“反武器化”基金，对特朗普政府称这项有争议的计划不会推进的说法表示怀疑。
美国地区法官利奥妮·布林克马发布了一项初步禁令，无限期阻止特朗普政府设立或运营这项有争议的基金。她于上月发布了一项临时禁令，暂时阻止司法部采取任何与该基金相关的行动，以确保在她考虑原告提出的长期救济请求期间不会支付任何款项。
布林克马给予政府一周时间，提交一份由代理司法部长托德·布兰奇和财政部长斯科特·贝森特签署的宣誓声明，声明中需称该基金不会推进，否则将按伪证罪处罚。司法部若提交该声明，法官表示她很可能会撤销此案。
在一场简短的听证会上，布林克马驳回了司法部的论点，即由于布兰奇称司法部不会推进该基金，此案已无实际意义。司法部律师安德鲁·布洛克在法庭文件中也曾表示，该基金“尚未设立，现在也不会推进”。
但布林克马表示，所有关于该基金未来的声明都未按伪证罪的要求作出，因此“这意味着此案实际上并非无实际意义”。她还援引特朗普总统近期表示支持该基金的言论，称这表明缺乏“无可辩驳的证据”证明该计划不会以某种形式重启。
布林克马还质问布洛克，为何布兰奇没有撤销5月18日设立该基金的命令，或书面承诺称该基金不会推进。布洛克表示，他尚未就此事与代理司法部长沟通。
对此，法官表示，“鉴于此案的重要性”，她无法相信布洛克没有就布兰奇为何未撤销设立“反武器化”基金的命令与他沟通，并称这在案件记录中造成了“巨大漏洞”。
尽管代表司法部出庭的布洛克单独到场，指出尚未任命任何人员来管理该基金，但布林克马并未被说服。
她称，近18亿美元的纳税人资金可能会流向那些因2021年1月6日袭击美国国会大厦而被判有罪的人，这“存在问题”。
法官还直接宣读了新泽西州民主党参议员科里·布克和路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪提交的法庭之友意见书，其中表达了对该基金的担忧，并表示此案符合“非常、非常强烈”的公共利益，支持起诉特朗普政府该计划的原告。
两位参议员称，该基金对宪法秩序构成“直接且严重的威胁”，旨在向参与1月6日袭击事件的人员提供赔偿。
代表起诉该基金的原告的“民主进步”组织主席兼首席执行官斯凯·佩里曼对布林克马的裁决表示赞赏。
“这一裁决对宪法、法治和美国民众而言是重大胜利，”她在一份声明中说道。“法院认可了特朗普-万斯政府试图建立一个秘密的、由纳税人资助的赔偿计划，该计划不受监管公共支出的宪法保障约束，这一行为引发了严重的法律担忧。尽管政府对该‘黑金基金’的未来给出了不断变化的解释，但法院的命令确保了在法院全面审理相关严重宪法问题期间，纳税人的资金不会通过这一非法计划发放。我们期待继续代表我们的客户推进这一诉讼。”
司法部上月宣布设立该基金，作为解决特朗普今年1月对国税局提起的民事诉讼的一部分，该诉讼起因于一名前政府承包商泄露特朗普的纳税申报单。根据司法部的说法，这笔17.76亿美元的基金旨在“提供一个系统性程序，来审理和纠正那些遭受政治武器化和滥诉的人的索赔”。
该和解协议赋予由司法部长任命的五人分配赔偿款的权力。司法部未具体说明哪些人可以从该基金中获益，但在该基金宣布后不久，多名因1月6日袭击事件被判有罪的人员和特朗普盟友表示，他们计划申请救济。
Judge continues to block Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund
June 12, 2026 / 11:52 AM EDT / CBS News
Alexandria, Virginia— A federal judge on Friday continued to block the Justice Department’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, expressing skepticism with the Trump administration’s claims that the controversial program is not moving forward.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema granted a preliminary injunction that indefinitely prevents the Trump administration from creating or operating the controversial fund. She had issued an order last month that temporarily blocked the Justice Department from taking any action related to the fund to ensure that no payouts were made while she considered a request for longer relief sought by plaintiffs challenging the program.
Brinkema gave the government one week to submit a sworn declaration signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under penalty of perjury, that asserts that the fund will not move forward. If the Justice Department submits the declaration, the judge said she is likely to drop the case.
During a brief hearing, Brinkema rejected the Justice Department’s arguments that the case is moot because of Blanche’s contention that the department is not moving forward with the fund. Andrew Block, a Justice Department lawyer, had also said in court papers that the fund “had not been set up and is now not going forward.”
But Brinkema said none of those statements about the fund’s future were made under penalty of perjury, so “that means the issue really is not moot.” She also cited recent statements from President Trump expressing support for the fund as demonstrating a lack of “uncontestable evidence” that the program would not be revived in some form.
Brinkema also questioned Block about why Blanche hasn’t rescinded an order from May 18 that established the fund, or committed to writing his assertion that it would not be moving forward. Block said he hadn’t spoken to the acting attorney general about the matter.
In response, the judge said she couldn’t believe, “given the significance of the case,” that Block would not have spoken with Blanche about why he hasn’t rescinded the order creating the “anti-weaponization” fund, and said it creates a “huge gap” in the case record.
While Block, who appeared alone on behalf of the Justice Department, noted that no members have been appointed to administer the fund, Brinkema was unpersuaded.
She called it “problematic” that nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars could go to people who were convicted of crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The judge also read directly from a friend-of-the-court brief submitted by Sens. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, and Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, that raised concerns with the fund, and said the public interest in the case is “very, very strong” in support of the plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over the program.
The two senators said the fund presented an “immediate and dire threat” to the constitutional order and was designed to provide payouts to people involved in the Jan. 6 assault.
Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which is representing the plaintiffs challenging the fund, lauded the decision from Brinkema.
“This ruling is a significant victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and people in America,” she said in a statement. “The court recognized the serious legal concerns raised by the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to create a secretive, taxpayer-funded compensation program operating outside the constitutional safeguards that govern public spending. Despite the administration’s shifting explanations about the future of the slush fund, the court’s order ensures that taxpayer dollars cannot be distributed through this unlawful scheme while the courts fully consider the serious constitutional issues at stake. We look forward to continuing this challenge on behalf of our clients.”
The Justice Department announced the fund last month as part of a deal to settle a civil lawsuit Mr. Trump filed against the IRS in January over the leak of his tax returns by a former government contractor. The $1.776 billion fund aimed to “provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare,” according to the Justice Department.
The settlement gave five people appointed by the attorney general the authority to distribute payouts. The Justice Department did not specify who could benefit from the fund, but shortly after it was announced, several people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack and Trump allies said they planned to apply for relief.
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