<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ex-prosecutor &amp;amp; other “#Trump critics” [sane humans who believe in the #law] sue to block payouts from $1.8B &#x27;anti-weaponization&#x27; #SlushFund]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Ex-prosecutor &amp; other “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> critics” [sane humans who believe in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a>] sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SlushFund" rel="tag">#<span>SlushFund</span></a> </p><p>A coalition of “Trump’s critics”, including a fired prosecutor &amp; a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protest, sued Friday to block payouts from the $1.776 billion “settlement” fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" rel="tag">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theft" rel="tag">#<span>theft</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxpayersMoney" rel="tag">#<span>TaxpayersMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" rel="tag">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGASlushFund" rel="tag">#<span>MAGASlushFund</span></a><br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-trump-settlement-capitol-riot-prosecutors-4ce29e14e2b641286cdc3f5d5a08aafa" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>apnews.com/article/irs-trump-s</span><span>ettlement-capitol-riot-prosecutors-4ce29e14e2b641286cdc3f5d5a08aafa</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/36d668f1-c7cb-4314-91b3-0eee7a0ded70/ex-prosecutor-amp-other-trump-critics-sane-humans-who-believe-in-the-law-sue-to-block-payouts-from-1.8b-anti-weaponization-slushfund</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:53:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/36d668f1-c7cb-4314-91b3-0eee7a0ded70.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:28:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Ex-prosecutor &amp;amp; other “#Trump critics” [sane humans who believe in the #law] sue to block payouts from $1.8B &#x27;anti-weaponization&#x27; #SlushFund on Fri, 22 May 2026 22:44:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> Have you heard whether someone has brewed up an AI tool to generate applications to the "weaponization fund"?  It could be fun to submit a few billion applications.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/karlauerbach/statuses/116620648773469012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/karlauerbach/statuses/116620648773469012</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[karlauerbach@sfba.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:44:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Ex-prosecutor &amp;amp; other “#Trump critics” [sane humans who believe in the #law] sue to block payouts from $1.8B &#x27;anti-weaponization&#x27; #SlushFund on Fri, 22 May 2026 22:34:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>“The unlawfulness that has imbued the Anti-Weaponization Fund from its inception requires that it be wholly dismantled,” the suit says.</p><p>Another advocacy group, Citizens for Responsibility &amp; Ethics in Washington [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CREW" rel="tag">#<span>CREW</span></a>], separately filed its own lawsuit on Friday in Washington, DC, to challenge the “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SlushFund" rel="tag">#<span>SlushFund</span></a> ” created by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s “sham settlement.” CREW’s suit refers to the fund as “a jaw-dropping act of presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" rel="tag">#<span>corruption</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" rel="tag">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxpayersMoney" rel="tag">#<span>TaxpayersMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" rel="tag">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" rel="tag">#<span>Jan6</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGASlushFund" rel="tag">#<span>MAGASlushFund</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116620608905594930</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116620608905594930</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:34:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Ex-prosecutor &amp;amp; other “#Trump critics” [sane humans who believe in the #law] sue to block payouts from $1.8B &#x27;anti-weaponization&#x27; #SlushFund on Fri, 22 May 2026 22:31:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The lawsuit adds fuel to a mounting backlash against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s creation of an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to “resolve” Trump’s lawsuit against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" rel="tag">#<span>IRS</span></a> over the leak of his tax returns.</p><p>Plaintiffs’ attorneys from the legal advocacy group <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocracyForward" rel="tag">#<span>DemocracyForward</span></a> are seeking a court order halting the fund’s implementation &amp; preventing the admin from disbursing any payouts from it. The federal suit, filed in Alexandria, VA, states there is no legal basis or accountability behind the fund. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116620597611357981</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116620597611357981</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:31:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>