Rep. Ted Lieu calls 'anti-weaponization' fund 'unethical'

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., called the Trump administration's new "anti-weaponization" fund "unethical" and slammed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

"Let me tell you a little bit about why this nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund is completely unethical and totally ridiculous," Lieu said at a news conference, saying it came from a "fake settlement" with "fake negotiations."

"It’s like settling with yourself," he said.

He added: "This is completely unethical. The people drafting this document know it’s unethical. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will lose his law license after his term is over, because he’s engaging in flatly unethical behavior."

A spokesperson for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lieu's remarks.