Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a formal order late on Sunday terminating Donald Trump's $1.8bn "anti-weaponization fund" intended to compensate his political allies. This move follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general, as reported by infohub.kz.

Although Blanche had previously stated publicly that the fund was dead, the Justice Department had been reluctant to formally confirm this in writing. This raised concerns among lawmakers that the fund could be revived in some form, especially after Trump continued to voice support for the idea.

A spokesperson for Texas Senator John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche's nomination, confirmed the agreement. The other Republican senator, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, did not immediately comment.

The announcement comes two days before the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on Blanche, scheduled for Tuesday.

"My team and I have met with committee members and senators over the past several weeks to address any concerns or outstanding questions," Blanche said in a post on X. "We have enjoyed good faith discussions, and as a result, we issue the following order."

The order states: "Although the acting attorney general has repeatedly advised Congress through testimony, including under oath, as well as in written responses, that the Fund is not moving forward, and the Department has repeatedly represented to district courts that the Fund is not moving forward, today's Order officially rescinds the May 18, 2026 Order."

The document released by Blanche on Sunday night also limits the scope of another provision of the settlement that provided broad immunity for Trump and his family from tax audits. It clarifies that the tax audit immunity agreement "applies only retroactively" to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not protect the president from examination of future tax filings.

The two sides have been negotiating for weeks, but Trump repeatedly said during the talks that the fund should go forward.

On Sunday evening, Trump said that people who faced charges from the January 6 attack on the Capitol and could have benefited from the fund had "their lives destroyed."

"This would be a reimbursement for the pain they suffered," Trump said. "A lot of people like it."