Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Trump administration has abandoned plans to create a $1.8bn fund to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted or investigated by the government, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
The proposed “antiweaponisation” fund was announced to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
The plan drew strong criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, who argued it could result in payment to people prosecuted over the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021, including those convicted of assaulting police officers.
Blanche refused to give assurance to abandon the fund in writing.
