But Blanche’s comments left unresolved a host of questions about the administration’s intentions, the fate of the legal battles over the fund and whether Congress may still act to permanently prohibit the potential for payouts to Jan.

The Trump administration dropped a $1.8 billion fund set up to pay people who claim the federal government was "weaponized" against them.

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It's not clear whether the assurance will be enough to allow Republicans to pass their stalled immigration enforcement bill.

Just because the Justice Department is “not moving forward” with its “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday, doesn’t mean Jan. 6 rioters won’t be getting payouts from the federal government.

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It’s pretty clear that the president has to say very explicitly that there’s not going to be a weaponization fund,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said.

Acting attorney general Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department would abandon plans for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were unfairly investigated. His declaration was an attempt to end an unusual standoff between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers who have refused to fund immigration enforcement agencies over concerns about the payout fund.