A Republican fired off a strong criticism of President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded anti-weaponization fund, saying he and other lawmakers have plans to fight back against it.
In an interview with MeidasTouch chief Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said legislative action would be underway after Trump's Department of Justice this week announced the fund, which was created by part of a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
"Bad news. We’re gonna kill try to kill it," Fitzpatrick said.
"We're considering legislative options, we're going to write a letter to the AG to start. But we're considering a legislative option," Fitzpatrick said, explaining that congressional leaders were preparing the fight against it and looking into the legal options.
He also said he had never heard of any Americans proclaiming they were no longer subject to audits by the IRS, which was what Trump had declared on Tuesday in a new order.
"You can't do that," he added.
This doesn’t bode well for Trump’s $1.7 billion fund for convicted crooks and rioters:
Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA): “we’re gonna kill it” pic.twitter.com/usZ4bNBeOM
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 20, 2026