According to The Daily Beast, Brian Morrissey, the Treasury Department’s general counsel and a Trump appointee, resigned shortly after the administration announced a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” intended to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration, including people charged in connection with January 6. The article frames Morrissey’s departure as a significant internal break within the administration, noting that the fund has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who describe it as an abuse of taxpayer money and a politically motivated payout mechanism.

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