Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’

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Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’

Updated 19 hours ago
The Hill
NBC News
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Numerous Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization” fund, with a group of House Democrats even filing suit to block its creation. Earlier Monday, acting Attorney. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’
The Hill
The Hill
Balanced
5/18/2026

Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’

Numerous Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization” fund, with a group of House Democrats even filing suit to block its creation. Earlier Monday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the $1.776 billion fund as part of a settlement agreement.

John Adams quote projected on DOJ building in protest of $1.8B fund
NBC News
NBC News
Leaning left
5/20/2026

John Adams quote projected on DOJ building in protest of $1.8B fund

WASHINGTON — Opponents of a $1.776 billion taxpayer-backed “anti-weaponization” fund projected a quotation from one of the Founding Fathers onto the Justice Department building in protest. “A government of laws, not of men,” read the quotation from John Adams, the second president. The quotation was shown over one of.