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David Super argues that the $1.8 billion "government weaponization" fund usurps Congress's "power of the purse" by creating a new program without congressional authorization or appropriation.
According to David Super, the committee overseeing the $1.776 billion "government weaponization" fund is a "100% slush fund" with no safeguards, as all five members are appointed by the president without Senate confirmation and can be fired at will.
A $1.8 billion fund was created to pay victims of alleged "government weaponization" as part of a settlement for President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
The settlement that created a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization" was not approved by a judge.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch did not rule out that rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, could receive payouts from the $1.8 billion "government weaponization" fund.
Senate Republicans abandoned plans to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package before the Memorial Day legislative break.
David Super asserts the "government weaponization" settlement fund is unlawful because Article 1 of the Constitution and the Anti-Deficiency Act require a congressional appropriation for any money drawn from the Treasury.
David Super claims the "government weaponization" settlement is ineligible for payment from the Judgment Fund because the settlement amount of $1.776 billion is stated in a press release but is not specified in the official settlement documents.
In May 2025, ICE issued a new policy that permits its agents to arrest non-citizens inside immigration courthouses while they are present for scheduled hearings.
A federal judge issued a temporary order ruling that the three immigration courthouses in Manhattan are off-limits to ICE officers for the purpose of making arrests.
A temporary order from Judge Castell prohibits ICE from arresting individuals at New York City immigration courthouses unless they have a serious criminal history, a final removal order, or pose a national security risk.
The Department of Justice admitted to Judge Castell that an ICE guidance memo from May 27, 2025, which it had previously used to justify courthouse arrests, did not actually apply to immigration courts.