Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche ordered the cancellation of a $1.8 billion anti-weaponisation fund late on Sunday, saying the move ended weeks of disagreement between the Trump administration and US senators.
The fund was intended to compensate people who claimed they had been unfairly targeted by federal agencies.
It drew criticism, however, over concerns that its broad eligibility criteria could have allowed payments to people involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The fund was established under a settlement that resolved President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with the agreement also shielding the Trump family from tax audits.
