Block the use of Trump settlement funds as a taxpayer-funded slush fund.

Rep. Larsen is cosponsoring Representative Jamie Raskin’s bill to block President Trump’s abuse of settlement funds to steal $1.8 billion from the U.S. Treasury (the No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act).

Larsen commits to backing legislation that would stop the President from using settlement funds in the way described in the release.

Larsen Fights Against Trump’s Corrupt Slush Fund | U.S. Representative Rick Larsen
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AP reported that U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema extended indefinitely a court-ordered block on creation and operation of the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. The report says no claims were accepted and no payments were made before the fund was halted, while the judge was not satisfied by DOJ assurances that the fund would not move forward.

Within the lookback window, a federal court kept the Trump settlement fund blocked, preventing payouts for now, but the block is judicial and not a final statutory bar attributable to Larsen.

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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
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The Guardian reported that Judge Brinkema extended the order blocking the fund and would lift it only if Todd Blanche and Scott Bessent filed sworn declarations that the fund was not moving forward. The same article notes that a separate settlement provision giving Trump, his family and related entities immunity from IRS audits remains in place.

The fund is blocked pending litigation, but related settlement benefits remain and the administration had not made a sworn permanent abandonment as of June 12.

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Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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The Atlantic reported that Blanche told a House appropriations subcommittee the fund was not moving forward, but refused to put that assurance in writing. The article also reported that officials and allies were exploring ways to revive elements of the payout plan or use alternative mechanisms.

Strong reporting indicates the claim remained unresolved: the administration publicly paused the fund but had not clearly abandoned the payout effort.

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Trump Isn’t Giving Up on His Slush Fund
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Axios reported that House Democrats launched a discharge petition to force a vote on permanently blocking the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund through Rep. Jamie Raskin's NO CARTE BLANCHE Act. The report did not identify Rick Larsen as a sponsor, signer, or lead actor.

There is a live legislative effort to permanently block the fund, but available reporting does not show Larsen taking concrete action and the effort had not become law.

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Dems push to bypass Mike Johnson and outlaw weaponization fund
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AP reported that the Trump administration announced a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund as part of a settlement resolving Trump's IRS lawsuit, allowing people claiming politically targeted prosecutions to apply for payouts.

The fund was created before later court and political pushback, showing the commitment had not been fully delivered at the point of announcement.

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Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 580 on H.R. 732, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, as passed 238-183 on October 24, 2017. The vote list records 'Larsen (WA) Democratic Washington WA No.'

On an earlier official House vote concerning settlement slush funds, Larsen voted no; this is not evidence of concrete effort to block such funds.

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Roll Call 580 | Bill Number: H. R. 732
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