2026年5月21日 下午5:12 美东时间 / 福克斯新闻
该基金源自特朗普与美国国税局就其税务记录遭未经授权披露达成的和解协议
作者：伊莱恩·马隆 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年5月21日 下午5:12 美东时间 | 更新时间：2026年5月21日 下午5:44 美东时间
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代理总检察长布兰奇在参议院听证会上就赔偿基金遭质询
福克斯新闻首席国会记者查德·珀格拉姆在《特别报道》栏目中报道了代理司法部长托德·布兰奇就针对政府武器化行为 alleged 受害者的赔偿基金出席参议院小组委员会作证的情况。
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特朗普政府表示，这项价值17.78亿美元的司法部“反武器化基金”将按“逐案”原则，为遭受政治化联邦调查不公对待的美国人提供赔偿，以此驳斥批评人士将该项目描述为为国会山骚乱闹事者和特朗普盟友提供纳税人资金赔付的说法。
围绕该基金的激烈争议核心在于最终受益人群体。特朗普政府官员称，该基金旨在为遭受“武器化”联邦调查伤害的个人提供赔偿，比如拜登政府针对的反堕胎活动人士。而两党批评人士则担心，该基金可能会让与政治有牵连的人物或部分国会山骚乱被告申请纳税人资助的赔偿。
“共和党人可以申请，民主党人也可以申请，”副总统J·D·万斯在周二白宫新闻发布会上回应批评者时说道，“如果亨特·拜登想申请这个基金，他完全可以来。”
反武器化基金的不同寻常之处在于，它源自特朗普与他作为总统所监管的美国国税局之间的诉讼和解，这引发了议员和评论人士对潜在利益冲突的担忧。该基金的设立让共和党议员措手不及，并打乱了参议院一项720亿美元移民海关执法局（ICE）和边境巡逻队拨款法案的谈判进程——多名共和党议员与民主党人一道将其称为“黑金”。
共和党人反对：特朗普的10亿美元司法部盟友“黑金”威胁ICE与边境巡逻队拨款计划
一张图片显示美国司法部大楼，叠加了代理司法部长托德·布兰奇的肖像。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚呼公司 via 盖蒂图片社；塞缪尔·科勒姆 via 盖蒂图片社）
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇周四被派往国会山平息事态。但据多位消息人士透露，此次会议充满争执，不止一名共和党参议员对司法部负责人大发雷霆。
“代理司法部长今日与参议员们举行了会面，就和解协议进行了充分讨论，”司法部发言人在周四会议后表示，“他明确表示，周一宣布的反武器化基金与和解拨款无关，总统申请的和解拨款中没有一分钱会用于该基金相关事项。我们将继续与参议院合作，推动关键和解拨款获得批准。”
MSNBC专栏作家乔·斯卡伯勒指控，反武器化基金将被拨付给2021年1月6日国会山骚乱的定罪者。特朗普就职首日就已为超过1500名参与国会山骚乱的人员签发了赦免和减刑令。
“他们建起了这座价值10亿美元的‘玛丽·安托瓦内特式’宴会厅，现在又在讨论为那些暴打警察的人提供10亿多美元的黑金资助，”斯卡伯勒说道，“这就是黑金，是为唐纳德·特朗普、J·D·万斯和共和党支持者准备的武器化黑金。”
但特朗普政府对司法部“武器化”的不满远不止拜登政府对2021年1月6日国会山骚乱参与者的起诉。
拜登政府司法部在2021年至2024年间起诉了50多名反堕胎活动人士，他们被指控违反《诊所入口自由访问法》（FACE法案）。特朗普重新执政后已赦免了数十名反堕胎活动人士，其中一些人当时正在服刑。
特朗普政府司法部在其《2026年消除反基督教偏见特别工作组报告》中还指控拜登政府官员“狂热地”对基督徒提起诉讼，这可能为另一类可通过该基金申请赔偿的人群打开大门。
即便在其本党内部，特朗普也因该基金面临批评。参议院共和党领袖、南达科他州参议员约翰·图恩表示，他并不“太支持”该基金的设立，且他“不确定他们打算如何使用这笔资金”。
拜登司法部利用FACE法案针对反堕胎美国人，882页报告指控
“我认为围绕该基金存在很多疑问，而且还会有更多疑问，本届政府必须对此作出解释，”图恩说道。
司法部官员和部分法律专家表示，尽管该基金不同寻常且存在政治争议，但它属于政府的法定权限范围，且赔偿并非 guaranteed。
反武器化基金源自唐纳德·特朗普总统与美国国税局之间的和解协议。特朗普于今年1月就其税务记录遭未经授权披露一事起诉国税局。
一张2025年2月13日拍摄的照片显示了华盛顿特区美国国税局总部外的标识。（凯拉·巴特科夫斯基 via 盖蒂图片社）
根据司法部新闻稿，索赔申请将由总检察长任命的五人委员会审核，其中至少一名成员需经与国会领导层协商后选出。总统在任何时候都有权无理由罢免委员会成员。
根据和解协议，反武器化基金将通过“综合考量所有情况”来评估索赔申请。考量因素包括个人索赔的力度、支持索赔的证据、据称遭受的经济损失（包括法律费用）、是否曾入狱，以及是否已在其他地方获得赔偿或其他救济。
该协议还赋予委员会在决定某人是否符合赔偿资格时，权衡其认为公平合理的“其他因素”的自由裁量权。
“这旨在为所有遭受法律骚扰和武器化伤害的美国人寻求问责：数百万因政府授意而被审查网络言论的美国人、在学校董事会上被噤声的家长、其记录被秘密传唤的参议员、被联邦调查局盯上的教堂礼拜者，等等，”司法部一份文件中写道。
反武器化基金将持续至2028年12月1日。
特朗普达成10亿美元和解 向被指“武器化”受害者道歉并提供赔偿
“如果美国最高法院允许这种情况发生，那将是一种耻辱。记住我之前说过的话，20%至25%的入境移民将通过出生公民权进入我国，”特朗普说道。（美联社照片/杰奎琳·马丁）
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反武器化基金的资金来自赔偿基金，这是财政部的一个永久性账户，用于支付针对政府的和解与索赔款项。
尽管司法部援引奥巴马政府设立的“基普西格尔基金”作为该基金设立的先例——该基金为7.6亿美元，用于赔偿遭受联邦政府种族歧视的受害者——但法律专家表示，两者存在关键区别。例如，基普西格尔基金的赔付对象是针对政府提起的集体诉讼中的群体，而反武器化基金则允许任何人申请索赔。
“赔偿基金是针对诉讼的，”南加州大学古尔德法学院教授亚当·齐默尔曼告诉PBS新闻，“不是给那些感觉自己被上一届政府普遍冤枉的无定形群体的。”
但与基普西格尔基金将剩余资金拨付给非营利组织不同，反武器化基金将把剩余资金返还给商务部。不过，在集体诉讼案件中，像基普西格尔基金那样将剩余资金拨付给相关第三方组织的做法并不罕见。
福克斯新闻数字频道的亚历克斯·米勒和福克斯新闻的查德·珀格拉姆对本文亦有贡献。
伊莱恩·马隆是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的记者，报道全国政治新闻。
Trump admin pushes back on ‘slush fund’ attacks against Anti-Weaponization Fund and lays out who qualifies
2026-05-21 5:12pm EDT / Fox News
Fund emerged from a settlement between Trump and the IRS over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax records
By Elaine Mallon Fox News
Published May 21, 2026 5:12pm EDT | Updated May 21, 2026 5:44pm EDT
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Acting AG Blanche grilled at Senate hearing over compensation fund
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifying before a Senate panel about a compensation fund for alleged victims of government weaponization on ‘Special Report.’
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The Trump administration says the $1.778 billion Justice Department “Anti-Weaponization Fund” will compensate Americans unfairly targeted by politicized federal investigations on a “case-by-case” basis, pushing back on critics who have portrayed the program as a taxpayer-funded payout for Jan. 6 rioters and Trump allies.
Heated dispute over the fund centers on who will ultimately benefit from it, with Trump administration officials saying it is intended to compensate individuals harmed by “weaponized” federal investigations, such as pro-lifers targeted by the Biden administration, while critics in both parties fear it could allow politically connected figures or some Jan. 6 defendants to seek taxpayer-funded payments.
“Republicans can apply for it. Democrats can apply for it,” Vice President J.D. Vance said during a Tuesday White House briefing in answer to the critics. “If Hunter Biden wants to apply for this particular fund, he is welcome to.”
The Anti-Weaponization Fund is unusual because it emerged from a lawsuit settlement between Trump and the IRS, an agency he oversees as president, raising concerns among lawmakers and commentators about potential conflicts of interest. Its creation caught GOP lawmakers by surprise and has derailed Senate negotiations on a $72 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — with several Republicans joining Democrats in calling it a “slush fund.”
REPUBLICANS RECOIL AS TRUMP’S BILLION-DOLLAR DOJ ‘SLUSH FUND’ FOR ALLIES THREATENS ICE, BORDER PATROL PLAN
An image shows the Department of Justice building with an overlay of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was deployed to Capitol Hill on Thursday to smooth things over. But according to several sources, the meeting was contentious and more than one Republican senator blew up at the DOJ head.
“The Acting Attorney General met with Senators today, and there was a healthy discussion on the settlement,” a DOJ spokesperson said after the meeting Thursday. “He made clear that the Anti-Weaponization Fund announced Monday has nothing to do with reconciliation, indeed not a single dime from the money the President is seeking in reconciliation would go toward anything having to do with the Fund. We will continue to work with the Senate to get critical reconciliation funds approved.”
MS NOW contributor Joe Scarborough has alleged that the Anti-Weaponization Fund would be funneled to those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. On his first day in office, Trump issued pardons and commutations to more than 1,500 people involved in the Capitol riots.
“We got this billion-dollar ‘Marie Antoinette’ ballroom, now that they’re talking about funding and $1 billion plus slush fund for people who beat the hell out of cops,” Scarborough said. “It is a slush fund, a weaponization slush fund for supporters of Donald Trump, JD Vance and the Republican Party.”
But the Trump administration’s grievances with the “weaponization” of the Justice Department extend far beyond Biden-era prosecutions of those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot.
Biden’s Justice Department prosecuted more than 50 pro-life activists who were accused of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) between 2021 and 2024. Since returning to office, Trump pardoned dozens of pro-life activists, some of whom were serving jail time.
The Trump Justice Department has also accused Biden-era officials of “zealously pursuing” prosecutions against Christians in its “2026 Report by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias,” potentially opening the door for another category of people who could seek compensation through the fund.
Still, Trump faces criticism over the fund even from his own party. Sen. John Thune, R-SD, the top Republican leader in the Senate, said he wasn’t a “big fan” of the fund’s creation and that he “was not sure exactly how they intend to use it.”
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“I think that there are, and will continue to be, a lot of questions around that, that the administration is going to have to answer,” Thune said.
Justice Department officials and some legal experts say the fund, while unusual and politically controversial, falls within the government’s legal authority and that payments aren’t guaranteed.
The Anti-Weaponization Fund was born out of a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service. Trump filed the lawsuit against the IRS in January over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax records.
A sign for the Internal Revenue Service is seen outside its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025.(Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Claims will be determined by a five-person board appointed by the Attorney General, with at least one member selected with consultation with congressional leadership, according to a Justice Department press release. At any point in time, the president has the power to remove a member without cause.
Under the settlement agreement, the Anti-Weaponization Fund will evaluate claims by looking at the “totality of the circumstances.” Those factors considered include how strong a person’s claim is and what evidence supports it, the financial harm they allegedly suffered — including legal fees — whether they spent time in prison and whether they have already received compensation or other relief elsewhere.
The agreement also gives the board discretion to weigh “other factors” it considers fair and appropriate when deciding whether someone qualifies for compensation.
“This is about seeking accountability for all Americans who were victims of law fare and weaponization: millions of Americans whose online speech was censored at the behest of the government, parents silenced at school boards, Senators whose records were secretly subpoenaed, churchgoers targeted by the FBI, and so on,” a Justice Department document stated.
The Anti-Weaponization Fund will last until December 1, 2028.
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“It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court of the United States allows that to happen. Remember what I said 20 to 25% of the people coming into our country will come in through birthright citizenship,” said Trump.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Funding for the Anti-Weaponization Fund is coming from the Judgment Fund, which is a permanent Treasury account used to pay for settlements and claims against the government.
While the Justice Department pointed to the Obama administration’s creation of “Keepseagle,” a $760 million fund for victims of racism by the federal government as precedent for the creation of the fund, legal experts say there are key distinctions between the two. For instance, payouts in Keepseagle were made out to people a part of a class action lawsuit against the government; whereas anyone can apply for a claim with the Anti-Weaponization Fund.
“The Judgment Fund is for lawsuits,” Adam Zimmerman, a professor at USC Gould School of Law told PBS News. “It’s not for an amorphous group of people who feel like they’ve been wronged generally by a prior administration.”
But unlike the Keepseagle, which distributed leftover funds to nonprofits, the Anti-Weaponization Fund will return remaining funds back to the Department of Commerce. Although, the practice of disbursing leftover funds to related third party organizations, which occurred in Keepseagle, is not uncommon in class action lawsuits.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Miller and Fox News’ Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
