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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) \u2014 A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration\u2019s creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.<\/p>

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Earlier this month, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress that the government is scrapping its plans for the fund in the face of a fierce bipartisan backlash. Government attorneys have argued that lawsuits challenging the fund are now moot, but plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys aren\u2019t satisfied by Blanche\u2019s assurances that the fund won\u2019t move forward.<\/p>\n

Neither was U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who ruled that the \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund\u201d will remain blocked until further notice from the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe (government\u2019s) mootness argument, in my view, doesn\u2019t go anywhere,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has not publicly and unequivocally endorsed its cancellation. He has continued to express support for the fund in remarks to reporters.<\/p>\n

Brinkema gave the parties a week to negotiate an agreement for Blanche to submit a sworn declaration that the administration won\u2019t revive the fund.<\/p>\n

Brinkema previously agreed to temporarily block the administration from proceeding with the fund for at least two weeks. Her May 29 order was due to expire on Friday.<\/p>

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