We are not moving forward with the fund, period.

We, we, the reasons for the fund is something that President Trump talked about for a long time,

which is the fact that there were a lot of people in this country who had their government weaponized against them.

The reasons for the fund, I think, remain as important as they

were before, but we are not moving forward with the fund. Not moving forward, not the same as

killing, or the fund is dead. Hi again, everybody. It's five o'clock in New York now. There is a well-known saying,

watch what people do, not what they say. So while we heard acting attorney, General Todd Lance,

say that the Justice Department is, quote, not moving forward with Donald Trump's $1.8 billion

slush fund, we have not yet seen the administration do anything to take any steps to

officially kill it. And Trump himself has only praised the fund as beautiful since Todd Blanche made

those comments. Now, thanks to brand new, extraordinary reporting in the Atlantic, we are learning

about hidden discussions to keep that slush fund alive. Quote, behind the scenes, we are learning about hidden discussions to keep that

slush fund alive.

Quote, behind the scenes, Justice Department and other Trump administration officials have

quietly assured allies that plans for some form of payout remain on track.

The reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick spoke with eight people familiar with the so-called anti-weaponization fund,

including current and former Justice Department officials, current and former members of Congress,

a defense attorney, and political operatives close to the administration. All of them said

that Justice Department officials and people close to the White House have indicated that

the payout idea

has not actually been scrapped. Rather, they say, officials are exploring whether elements of the

fund can be reactivated while also examining alternative arrangements to make sure loyalists get

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