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Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that payout plans remain on track, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports.
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Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After All
Despite insisting that a $1.776 billion fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that plans remain on track.
![on the internet in ways we can't, and they have shared leads with us, etc."
At Patel's request or encouragement, NAF provided the Biden DOJ with substantial information that aided in identifying investigation targets and substantiating warrants and
4 Id.
* E-mail from AAG Clarke, to Robert Ledogar, NAF (Jan 10, 2023) (Exhibit 033); Invitation from Bridget Cheung-Smith, to AAG Clarke and Ledogar (Jan 17, 2023) (Exhibit 034); E-mail from Weiner, to Ledogar, NAF (Jan. 17, 2024) (Exhibit 035); E-mail from Weiner, to Principal Deputy Chief Fitzgerald (Jan. 17, 2024) (Exhibit 036).
3º See E-mail from Patel, to [Redacted], FBI (Nov. 17, 2021) (Exhibit 037).
" Id.; E-mail from Patel, to Davidson (July 16, 2021) (Exhibit 038) ("Michelle is an all-around superstar who has been a valuable resource for me in my role as the national FACE Act guy.").
52 E-mail from Principal Deputy Chief Fitzgerald, to John Buchko (Oct. 31, 2023) (Exhibit 039).
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prosecutions. 53 NAF alerted Patel to social media posts that made violent threats against clinics 54 and concerns about protest activities that could constitute blockades in violation of the FACE
Act." In the Handy matter, Patel emailed NAF: "I can't recall if you ever shared anything with me (either through an attachment or via Dropbox) about Jonathan Darnell's arrest... If you did, can you resend that to me?"36
NAF, Planned Parenthood, and FMF not only flagged concerns about possible violations of the FACE Act, but also monitored the activities and locations of pro-life activists and shared updates about their First Amendment activities with the Biden DOJ and FBI in case chargeable conduct occurred. The Biden DOJ later charged many of the individuals surveilled by abortion NGOs. The types of information provided to DOJ for law enforcement efforts included, for
• In advance of a national event by Operation Save America, NAF compiled a law enforcement resource guide on the group and its event. The guide broke down the schedule of event…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreiexwazndqkqyklygb3kcq7pchk4lkdlbiymvkzufnjzsevnyckpvq)
