A federal judge extended a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate individuals claiming to be victims of a weaponized government. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that the fund will remain blocked. Judge Brinkema previously issued an order last month temporarily halting any action related to the fund to prevent payouts while she considered a request for longer-term relief from plaintiffs. She has now ordered the government to submit sworn declarations from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, under penalty of perjury, asserting they will not take any action to create or operate the fund. According to gdelt, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress that the government is scrapping its plans for the fund in the face of a fierce bipartisan backlash. Government attorneys have argued that lawsuits challenging the fund are now moot. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are not satisfied by Blanche’s assurances that the fund won’t move forward.