The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cancel plans to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" amid bipartisan backlash, Axios reported, citing "two senior administration officials."

The Department of Justice announced the fund as part of a settlement to President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty.

Originally intended as a fund to allow the victims of alleged political weaponization by the Biden DOJ, the fund drew backlash from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike over concerns it could be used to enrich Trump allies.

Senate Republicans, for their part, delayed a planned vote on a reconciliation bill to fund Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month amid concerns over the fund. 

Many of those lawmakers were already irate over Trump's intervention in Senate primaries that saw the ouster of Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas; and Bill Cassidy, R-La.

House Speaker Mike Johnson also met with Trump on Monday to discuss lawmaker concerns about the fund.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.