An American federal judge provisionally froze on Friday, May 29, the “anti-instrumentalization” compensation fund created by the Trump administration, endowed with nearly $1.8 billion.
The US Department of Justice announced on May 18 the creation of this fund intended to repair what the Trump administration presents as an instrumentalization of justice against supporters of Donald Trump under his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden.
A controversial fund of 1.8 billion
The Democrats, for their part, denounced a “slush fund” and the creation of this fund was challenged in court, in particular by a former federal prosecutor who investigated cases against participants in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, police officers who defended the Capitol, a local community or organizations.
A judge at a court in Alexandria, near Washington, gave them partial satisfaction by prohibiting the government on Friday until further notice from any action concerning this fund, including adding money to it or withdrawing money from it, or examining requests for compensation. The judge set a new hearing for June 12 on a possible extension of this freeze.
