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法官对纳税人资金用于向《自由获得诊所准入法案》及1月6日抗议案被告支付赔偿一事表示担忧，此前这些人已获赦免
作者：杰克·吉布森
亲生命活动家保罗·沃恩在“周六美国秀”节目中谈及他与司法部达成的七位数和解协议，此前他的家因田纳西州一家堕胎中心的抗议活动遭到FBI搜查。
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弗吉尼亚州亚历山大讯——司法部律师已要求美国地区法官利奥妮·布林克马驳回一起与特朗普政府17.76亿美元“反武器化基金”相关的诉讼，他们辩称总检察长托德·布兰奇已于8月正式下令撤销该基金，并多次证实——包括在国会宣誓作证时——该基金已不复存在。
然而，布林克马周五对此表示怀疑。
“在我看来，本案背后的核心问题仍然存在，”布林克马说道。
“真正令人担忧的是……纳税人资金被用于推广特定政治观点的问题，”布林克马说道，她提到了因违反《自由获得诊所准入法案》被定罪的亲生命活动人士，以及1月6日试图“推翻合法选举”的“叛乱”参与者。
克林顿任命法官无限期冻结特朗普政府17.76亿美元反武器化基金
美国地区法官利奥妮·布林克马质疑特朗普政府现已撤销的17.76亿美元反武器化基金相关问题是否仍未解决。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
“那个实体已经不存在了，”布林克马在提及反武器化基金时说道，并同意布兰奇在其确认听证会上曾宣誓称该基金已终止。
“但是否存在功能上的替代方案？”布林克马说道，她指的是司法部的普通判决基金权限。
判决基金是美国财政部由财政服务局管理的永久性账户，用于支付针对联邦政府的法院判决和司法部法律和解款项。布林克马称该基金“透明度较低”，并暗示一些因违反《自由获得诊所准入法案》被定罪的被告已经从司法部判决基金中获得了巨额赔偿。
法官暂时冻结特朗普司法部近200亿美元“反武器化”基金
司法部律师周五要求联邦法官驳回针对反武器化基金的诉讼，辩称总检察长托德·布兰奇已于8月正式终止该基金。（安德鲁·哈恩/盖蒂图片社）
布林克马随后明确表示，她所指的是保罗·沃恩的案件。
来自田纳西州森特维尔的沃恩于2024年1月被定罪，罪名是他在2021年3月参与封锁田纳西州芒特朱丽叶的一家堕胎诊所。沃恩最终获得了赦免，并从司法部判决基金中获得了纳税人资助的赔偿，福克斯新闻获悉该赔偿金额为“七位数”。
拜登政府利用堕胎组织档案，包括未成年人照片，针对基督徒，司法部报告披露
法官利奥妮·布林克马称，尽管司法部坚称该基金已不复存在，但一起针对反武器化基金的诉讼背后的问题仍然“存在”。（凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
司法部律师安德鲁·布洛克质疑，鉴于“该基金已不复存在”，原告希望获得何种救济。
布林克马反驳称，尽管该案远未到救济阶段，但“我认为存在救济途径”。她提出可能需要一名“中立人士”来监督基金，“而非司法部人员，不幸的是，在这件事上我认为他们受到了胁迫”。
“一次公正、无偏见的审查……行政部门成员此前发表了太多言论，破坏了（司法部的）立场，”布林克马说道，“他们一直在自相矛盾。”
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布林克马在听证会结束时告诉双方，她计划在未来几天制定新的证据开示命令，这表明该案远未结束。
杰克·吉布森是福克斯新闻司法部与联邦执法栏目制作人。
Judge says issues in Trump administration anti-weaponization case ‘alive and kicking’ despite DOJ push
September 18, 2026 2:33pm EDT / Fox News
The judge raised concerns about taxpayer money funding payouts to FACE Act and January 6 defendants after pardons
By Jake Gibson
Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn discusses his seven-figure settlement with the Department of Justice after his home was raided by the FBI after a protest at a Tennessee abortion center on ‘Saturday In America.’
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Department of Justice lawyers have asked U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema to dismiss a case connected to the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” arguing that Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal recission order in August and has affirmed many times, including under oath before Congress, that the fund is dead.
However, Brinkema seemed skeptical Friday.
“The issues that underlie this case are still alive and kicking in my view,” Brinkema said.
“The real concern that lurks … is the concept of taxpayer money being used to promote particular political views,” Brinkema said, pointing to pro-life activists convicted of violating the FACE Act and others who attempted an “insurrection” on Jan. 6 “to overthrow the legitimate election.”
CLINTON JUDGE INDEFINITELY BLOCKS TRUMP’S $1.776B ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema questioned whether the issues surrounding the Trump administration’s now-rescinded $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund remain unresolved.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“That entity is gone,” said Brinkema, referring to the Anti-Weaponization Fund and agreeing that Blanche has said under oath at his confirmation hearings that the fund is dead.
“But is there a functional equivalent?” Brinkema said, referring to the DOJ’s ordinary Judgment Fund authority.
The Judgment Fund is a permanent U.S. Treasury account managed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service that pays court judgments and DOJ legal settlements against the federal government. Brinkema called that fund “a less transparent structure” and suggested that some defendants convicted of FACE Act crimes have already received large payouts from the DOJ’s Judgment Fund.
JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS TRUMP DOJ’S NEARLY $2B ‘ANTI-WEAPONIZATION’ FUND
Justice Department lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Anti-Weaponization Fund, arguing Attorney General Todd Blanche formally terminated it Aug. 2.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Here, Brinkema affirmed she was talking about the case of Paul Vaughn.
Vaugh, of Centerville, Tennessee, was convicted in January 2024 for his role in blockading an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in March 2021. Vaughn ultimately received a pardon and a taxpayer-funded payout from the DOJ’s Judgment Fund that confirmed to Fox News is “seven figures.”
BIDEN ADMIN USED ABORTION GROUP DOSSIERS, INCLUDING PHOTOS OF MINORS, TO TARGET CHRISTIANS, DOJ REPORT REVEALS
Judge Leonie Brinkema said the issues underlying a lawsuit over the Anti-Weaponization Fund remain “alive and kicking” despite the Justice Department’s insistence that the fund is dead.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
DOJ lawyer Andrew Block asked what remedy the plaintiff wants, given “the fund is dead.”
Brinkema countered that although the case is nowhere near the remedy stage, “I think there are remedies.” She brought up the possibility of requiring a “neutral” person to oversee a fund, “not someone from the DOJ, which I see unfortunately as coerced” in this matter.
“A proper, unbiased look. … There’s been too much talk from members of the administration, which undercut [DOJ’s] position,” Brinkema said. “They contradict themselves all the time.”
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Brinkema closed the hearing by telling both sides she intends to craft a new discovery order in the coming days, suggesting this case is far from over.
Jake Gibson is the Fox News Department of Justice and Federal Law Enforcement Producer.
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