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@LizDye
On the evening of 2026/08/02 #ToddBlanche apparently issued a new order rescinding creation of the #Jan6 #SeditionSlushFund #SlushFund but not overturning the underlying (fake) "settlement" of #Trump v. #IRS or swearing that said fund won't be resurrected in some form.Yesterday, 2026/08/03 these deficiencies were pointed out toe #DOJ lawyers in this case, Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/ in a letter:
> While seeking to have the public believe that the Anti-Weaponization Fund is not going forward, we note that [Blanche] has still refused to provide a sworn statement under penalty of perjury to the Court that the [DOJ] and/or the Department of Treasury “will not take any action to create or operate the [AWF] and that the [AWF] will not proceed in any manner, or under any name,” ECF No. 85.
(Doc 85 in this case is the 2026/06/12 order by Judge #Brinkema that gave #Blanche an easy road out of this case — which he did not take because this emperor fires those people who point out he wears no clothes.)
> The President, who is a named plaintiff in Trump v. IRS, has made clear that he intends to keep the Fund alive, affirming his belief that the January 6 rioters and other Fund beneficiaries “should be paid back for what they were forced to endure.” And [Blanche]’s public statements last night and today do not address or repudiate [Trump]’s statements over the weekend that the Fund may be operational in the future. For all intents and purposes, despite [Blanche]’s efforts to have the public and lawmakers believe otherwise, it appears that the [AWF] is as viable today as it was the day it was created.
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Pre-trial conference in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia shifted back another week to 2026/07/22.
This is the lawsuit against the #Jan6 #SlushFund which #ToddBlanche was given a chance to nope out of just by saying (in a sworn statement) that the idea was dead and gone, and he got all huffy.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
Is this rescheduling because of the magistrate judge's schedule or DOJ staffing issues?
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@LizDye Pre-trial conference in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia shifted back a week to 2026/07/15.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
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Yesterday, Judge #Brinkema in #Floyd v. #DOJ explained why #ToddBlanche is completely wrong that his unsworn assurances are sufficient to render the lawsuit against the #SlushFund moot and so it must proceed, perhaps with depositions of the very people for whom Blanche's flailing about the separation of powers was meant to shield.
2026/06/24, Doc 96, Order in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
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Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/ #DOJ #Trump #Jan6 #SlushFund
Update 2026/06/12 DOJ's lack of transparency means Judge #Brinkema not convinced they've abandoned attempts to pay off Trump's goon squad. All quotes from Doc 85.
> ORDERED that, to avoid any further litigation in this civil action, defendants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Jr., and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent FILE a declaration under the penalty of perjury that they will not take any action to create or operate the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and that the Anti-Weaponization Fund will not proceed in any manner, or under any name.
> ORDERED that to ensure the status quo, the following preliminary injunction be and is IMMEDIATELY ENTERED, effective today, until further Order from the Court. Specifically, defendants be and are ENJOINED from taking any action to create or operate the Anti-Weaponization Fund, including but not limited to transferring or causing to be transferred any money to the Anti-Weaponization Fund; processing any claim submitted to the Anti-Weaponization Fund; making any payment out of the Anti-Weaponization Fund; appointing any member to manage the Anti-Weaponization Fund; establishing any rules or procedures governing the Anti-Weaponization Fund; destroying any documents relating to the Anti-Weaponization Fund, its creation, its procedures, or claims submitted to the Anti-Weaponization Fund; reconstituting the Anti-Weaponization Fund under a different name; or taking any actions under the purported authority of the Anti-Weaponization Fund;
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#Google è colpevole di monopolio nella pubblicità online. E' la decisione della giudice #Brinkema in una causa iniziata dal dipartimento di giustizia #USA
E' la seconda sconfitta. La prima ha visto G colpevole di monopolio per le ricerche online.
La condanna è da definire. Potrebbe essere la cessione di ulteriori parti di azienda: nel primo processo è stata richiesta la cessione di Chrome o di Android.
La sentenza si trova qui: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.533508/gov.uscourts.vaed.533508.1410.0.pdf
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Nuovo procedimento #antitrust contro #Google
Questa volta nel Regno Unito, dove (guarda caso) si contestano abusi nei mercati della ricerca e nella pubblicità online
(https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-investigate-googles-search-services)
La sentenza è attesa per ottobre
Nel frattempo siamo in attesa delle opinioni del giudice #Brinkema sul processo USA riguardante la pubblicità online intentato dal #DOJ
Ad agosto ci sarà invece la sentenza che potrebbe scorporare #Chrome
Dopo anni i regolatori intervengono.