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Trump administration drops its $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund

Abdiwahab Ahmed 3 min read
World
A rare revolt from Republican senators has forced the Trump administration to scrap President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "weaponisation" fund, a dramatic reversal laid out by US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche before lawmakers. "We are not moving forward with the fund," Mr Blanche said. "Period." Even so, Mr Blanche told politicians that one contentious piece of a separate agreement with President Donald Trump will stay intact: a provision blocking future audits of his or his family's past tax records. The…