A federal judge on Friday temporarily stopped President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “weaponization” fund, which was created to compensate people who claim they were targeted unfairly by the government.

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered the administration to stop “taking any further action” to establish or distribute money from the fund until additional court proceedings take place.

Brinkema, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, issued the ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by Capitol riot prosecutor Andrew Floyd, who argued the program violates the law.

The Justice Department announced the fund last week after Trump agreed to withdraw a lawsuit against the IRS tied to the leak of his tax returns.

Charles Littlejohn, a contractor who admitted in 2023 to leaking 15 years of Trump’s tax returns to The New York Times for a 2020 investigative series, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence in Illinois.

Although Trump himself cannot receive money from the program, many of his political supporters may qualify. Among the early applicants are individuals involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach aimed at disrupting certification of the 2020 election.

If the fund ultimately moves forward, payments would be reviewed by a five-member board. Four members would be selected by the attorney general, while a fifth would be chosen with congressional involvement.

Administration officials have said the program would technically be open to anyone claiming political mistreatment, including Democrats.

According to reports, the oversight panel may be named the “President Donald J. Trump Truth and Justice Commission.”