Demand Arises in Floyd v. DOJ, the Federal Court Action that Resulted in an Order Blocking the Operation of the Fund 

August 4, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — As part of its representation of plaintiffs in Floyd v. DOJ, the federal court action that secured a court order blocking the Trump-Vance administration’s operation of the Anti-Weaponization slush fund, Democracy Forward on Monday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding answers regarding the status of the fund. The letter comes after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly claimed to have rescinded the fund, while continuing to refuse to provide sworn statements to the federal court in Floyd v. DOJ that the fund will not operate in the future. 

The letter explains that although Blanche asserted that the kickback scheme is no longer operative, DOJ has still refused to submit a declaration under penalty of perjury confirming that the fund will not proceed “in any manner, or under any name,” as the court suggested in early stages of the case. 

The letter also asks DOJ whether it intends to amend the settlement agreement in Trump v. IRS — the agreement that, in addition to creating the fund, also directed the Internal Revenue Service to terminate existing audits and refrain from initiating future audits involving President Trump, his family, the Trump Organization, and hundreds of affiliated entities, creating unlawful protections for their financial malfeasance and wrongdoings. Because answers to these questions affect the rights and remedies of the clients in Floyd v. DOJ, Democracy Forward requested responses by 5 p.m. today so its clients can evaluate their legal options.

“The American people are not fooled by this latest move, and neither are we.  The Trump-Vance administration cannot ask the public or our clients to accept a late-night social media post in place of legally binding action,” said Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward. “The Anti-Weaponization fund is not operating now because our clients secured a court order blocking it. The political gymnastics need to stop. If the Justice Department truly intended to end the Anti-Weaponization fund on its own, it would submit the sworn declaration that the court in our matter requested, amend the agreement that created the fund, and make clear that it cannot be revived. Instead, DOJ and Acting Attorney General Blanche appear to want to have their cake and eat it too: they ask members of the United States Senate to believe the Anti-Weaponization Fund is dead while they seek to preserve favor with the president through refusing to make real commitments backed up in court regarding the operation and future of the fund. On behalf of our clients, we are demanding answers and will continue to pursue any and all legal options to protect them and the American public from this unlawful and dangerous political kickback scheme.”  

Read the letter here.

Democracy Forward represents former federal prosecutor Andrew Floyd, Professor Jonathan Caravello, the City of New Haven, the National Abortion Federation, and Common Cause in Andrew Floyd et al v. U.S. Department of Justice et al. The legal team on this matter includes Pooja Boisture, Jyoti Jasrasaria, Aman George, Kevin Friedl, Ayesha Khan, Robin Thurston, and Skye Perryman.

Source: Democracy Foward