A federal judge on Thursday said a complaint challenging the creation of a $1.8 billion slush fund will proceed, citing the DOJ’s refusal to confirm in writing to her that the fund is dead.

cnbc.com/2026/06/12/tru…that had the DOJ given her a “short, written declaration under the penalty of perjury” that the fund is actually dead, that would have been enough to dismiss the suit as moot.

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