The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the nearly $1.8 billion proposed for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “anti-weaponization” fund to bolster the budget for cracking down on fraud against U.

Senate Republicans rejected multiple efforts on Thursday to formally kill President Donald Trump’s push for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were victimized by the government.

Senate Republicans voted against permanently killing Trump's $2 billion anti-weaponization fund despite criticism, as Sen. Tillis' amendment failed.

Senate Republicans grappled with the ultimate fate of Trump's sidelined $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund on Thursday.

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At an executive order signing Wednesday, President Donald Trump continued to talk up his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," just 24 hours after his acting attorney general said the controversial fund was now off the table.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche dashed any remaining hopes that the Trump administration would move forward with its plan to create a $1.776 billion so-called "anti-weaponization" fund to pay claims to people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government.