And I appreciate everyone's patience as we work through that."Few were convinced the compensation fund was necessary.Critics like Justice Senate Subcommittee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen raised concerns that it was a way to make payments to those convicted of the infamous January 6 storming of the Capitol, before the President issued pardons."Here you are at a budget hearing asking for taxpayer funds to pursue the department's mission when you're using those funds to punish Trump's adversaries, reward his friends, and pursue his personal vendettas."On his first day back in office last year, Trump granted clemency to more than 1,500 people convicted over the Capitol assault, when his supporters attacked Congress in an effort to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.The administration has also begun removing Justice Department press releases about January 6 prosecutions, calling them "partisan propaganda."Stanley Woodward has been among those in the government to defend the fund."I think that it's way, way, way too early for us to rush to judgement on whether this was a good or a bad idea to describe it as a slush fund, or really even to criticise it If they engaged in violence against police officers, I do not."A federal judge had already temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with the proposal.US District Judge Leonie Brinkema granted a temporary injuncton while she considered imposing a longer-lasting pause.In response to questions from Congresswoman Grace Meng in the Appropriations Committee, the Acting Attorney-General has now confirmed plans to drop the whole thing altogether."We're not moving forward with the fund..