The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has shut down a “slush fund” that was funneling millions of dollars in taxpayer money into far-left projects.
The DOJ had been issuing huge grants for leftist organizations investigating radical talking points such as “toxic masculinity” and “systematic racism.”
It comes as Attorney General Pam Bondi pushes to cut waste as part of President Donald Trump’s wider effort to streamline the federal government.
The DOJ’s cuts were described as “wave one.”
The Justice Department was pumping millions of tax dollars into initiatives like filming black police officers in the name of “racial equity.”
Another scheme was looking for ways to “resolve” drug crimes outside of the judicial system.
Another program cut by the DOJ was allegedly investigating so-called “toxic masculinity.”
Teasing the cuts in a post on X, AG Bondi said that there would be “more to come.”
The first wave included cuts to over 360 programs and grants.
These wasteful schemes were determined not to be in line with Trump’s law and order agenda.
According to the DOJ, organizations whose funding was cut will have 30 days to win back their funding.
However, to get the funds flowing again, they must prove that the program “actually helps victims of crime as opposed to being a nebulous slush fund for vague liberal causes.”
The DOJ said programs that do things like provide housing to domestic violence victims and provide opioid treatment will not be cut.
One specific grant sent $1.5 million toward a training program that included the creation of a “powerful 17-minute film documenting the journey of three black police leaders.”
The program leaders claim the effort was needed “to promote racial equity in police practice.”
Another $1.5 million was going to an organization for “culturally and linguistically specific, trauma-informed, and accessible services” for “former justice-involved individuals.”
This “woke” euphemism is used by leftists to describe criminals.
Another $1 million had been allocated to “bridge socio-ecological contexts” by working with “culturally specific community-based organizations.”
Meanwhile, a staggering $5 million was going to an organization that promotes “racial equity in victim services.”
The organization also hosts “listening sessions in targeted communities.”
Several of the cut programs dealt with drug crimes.
However, one of the drug programs appeared oriented toward helping offenders to get away with their crimes.
Another $1 million grant went toward an organization that pushed “an innovative approach to resolving” drug crimes “away from the court system.”
One organization was given $1 million to investigate “how universal service delivery could mitigate the impact of systemic racism” on drug diversion programs.
Another grant that was shut down gave $2 million to a “feminist, culturally specific nonprofit organization” to address “structural racism and toxic masculinities.”
These programs were flagged with the help of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
DOGE has been scouring the federal government for partisan programs and wasteful spending.
In a statement, DOJ spokesman Gates McGavick said:
“Under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, the Department of Justice is committed to ensuring its resources are spent on arresting criminals, getting drugs off the streets, and crucial litigation.
“We will always protect victims of crime and legitimate law enforcement initiatives, but we will no longer spend millions on ‘listening sessions’ and ‘bridging socio-ecological contexts.’”
