Following is a statement from retired federal judges, Judge Nancy Gertner and Judge Michael Luttig, among the 35 judges who submitted an amicus brief in Trump v. IRS, regarding news today that the Trump administration has dropped the establishment of the “Anti-Weaponization” fund as part of its dismissal of the case:

“We are gratified to learn of media reports that the nearly $1.8 billion fund has been terminated. We continue to await formal confirmation and the devil is always in the details. But we note that even if we fully go back to the status quo that in no way obviates the concerns that Judge Williams has raised about what has already taken place. We hope the court will continue its inquiry."

The judges are represented by Democracy Defenders Action, Platkin LLP, and Susman Godfrey LLP.

Former New Jersey AG Matt Platkin of Platkin LLP, served as co-counsel for the former judges.

Read Judge Williams’ preliminary order here.

Read the original amicus brief signed by 35 former federal judges here.

From CNBC this evening: The Trump administration plans to drop the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in the face of legal and political pushback to it, reports said Monday.

More from CNN:

The Trump administration will abide by a court ruling to pause its creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate people who say they were wrongly targeted by the government in the past, the Justice Department said in a statement Monday.

By way of context (CNBC):

• The Trump administration plans to drop the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in the face of legal and political pushback to it, reports said Monday.
• The fund was created as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
• It is intended to compensate people who were allegedly victims of prosecutorial overreach by the DOJ under the Biden administration

From New York Magazine last week:

On Wednesday, officers who fended off rioters on January 6 filed the first lawsuit to block the fund. And 93 House Democrats, represented by former New Jersey attorney general Matt Platkin and his firm, Platkin LLP, filed an amicus brief challenging the settlement as unconstitutional. But will this be enough to block payments from going out? I spoke with Platkin about the legal recourse to the Trump administration’s brazen new plan.