Judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.776B fund — Live with Michael Popok

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday blocking the government from taking any actions to create or distribute money from Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund pending a hearing slated for Jun 12.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.776B fund — Live with Michael Popok. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday blocking the government from taking any actions to create or distribute money from Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund pending a hearing slated for Jun 12. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said that her order would “ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed” until a lawsuit filed by Democracy Forward on behalf of former Jan. 6 prosecutor Andrew Floyd and others is fully adjudicated. Floyd led a task force investigating and prosecuting rioters who assaulted law enforcement. In a footnote to her order, Brinkema said that a restraining order was necessary because the government refused to refrain from doling out money before the litigation had concluded. “It is important that the status quo be mainta...