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WASHINGTON (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 President Trump is signaling he will back off his controversial \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a federal court ruling, at least temporarily putting the fund on hold.<\/p>\n

The $1.8 billion settlement stems from the illegal release of hundreds of tax returns by someone in the IRS tied to Trump and his family. It was going to go toward people who claimed they were being politically prosecuted by the Justice Department under President Biden.<\/p>\n

The court order came down Friday but is only temporary, pausing payments for two weeks.<\/p>\n

Democrats introduce legislation to shut down the fund<\/h2>\n

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and other Democrats want to make that pause permanent.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump should be ashamed of himself for even coming up with this corrupt scheme in the first place,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n

Kelly and other Democratic leaders went on the offensive Monday, introducing a bill they call the \u201cDrain the Slush Fund Act.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s call this what it is. This is corruption in broad daylight. This administration is trying to create this fund with taxpayer money to reward the president\u2019s friends and these insurrectionists who attacked this building on January 6th,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n

The proposed legislation would shut down the so-called \u201canti-weaponization fund.\u201d It would also prevent future presidents from creating similar deals.<\/p>\n

The $1.8 billion fund was created as part of a legal settlement between the president and the IRS that is now coming under scrutiny from a federal judge.<\/p>\n

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Terms of the deal would also bar the IRS from auditing Trump and his family.<\/p>\n

Kelly and two other Democrats say the bill is necessary, worried Trump will bring this back after the court-ordered pause expires in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re introducing this legislation to put a permanent stop to this and make sure no president, Republican or Democrat can abuse the Department of Justice for these kind of corrupt deals in the future,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n

Bipartisan concerns over the fund<\/h2>\n

Republicans also have problems with the fund, especially in the Senate, due to a perceived lack of oversight.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also concern that some of the payouts could end up in the hands of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

Sources say that, with all the pushback, the president is now considering scrapping the idea entirely.<\/p>\n

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