Hey, everybody, it's Friday, May 29th, 2026. I'm Allison Gill and this is Bean's Talk.

Hey, everybody. Ah, it's Friday. I'm so glad it's Friday. We're about to head and do a weekend.

Dana's going to be back on Monday, so you may rejoice. You don't have to sit here with me all by

myself anymore,

so I'm looking forward to her return. So here's the latest. I am suing Todd Blanche and the Department

of Justice to stop the $1.8 billion slush fund. Now, public citizen litigation group has filed

on my behalf in the Southern District of California, and I thought I'd take a few minutes to break down this lawsuit for you.

Quote, plaintiff Allison M. Gill brings this action against defendants, United States

Department of Justice, DOJ, acting attorney general Todd Blanche, the anti-weaponization fund,

and the United States of America, seeking a judgment setting aside the defendant's establishment of a $1.776 billion program referred to as the anti-weaponization fund, with the power to issue apologies and pay compensation to claimants who present claims of lawfare and weaponization and an injunction to prevent the defendants

from reestablishing the fund without complying with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act

or the APA. So what is the Administrative Procedure Act? It is basically what they call

the Constitution of Administrative law. It's a federal

statute that dictates how government agencies propose and establish regulations. And the establishment

of this slush fund constitutes a rule. And by law, if you're going to establish a rule, you have to

give notice by publishing it on the federal register and giving we the people a chance to comment on it.

Now, according to the APA, Title V, United States Code, Section 553B and C, general notice of proposed rulemaking shall be published in the Federal Register unless persons subject

thereto are named and either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof in

accordance with the law. After notice required by this section, the agency shall give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking through submission of written data,

views, or arguments with or without opportunity for oral presentation.

Interested persons is important there.

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