Via Ashley Murray: President Donald Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund Friday, as two key Republican senators withheld support for the president’s nominee for attorney general over Trump’s refusal to formally end the pot of money.

Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators | Alabama ReflectorTrump’s settlement with the IRS faced opposition on multiple fronts, including from a federal judge who said Trump was trying to "manipulate" the courts.alabamareflector.com