The Justice Department refused Friday to provide a sworn declaration from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirming that President Donald Trump’s proposed anti-weaponization fund has been abandoned, arguing that a federal judge’s demand for such assurances raises separation-of-powers concerns.

In a filing submitted Friday to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, the DOJ said sworn statements from Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were unnecessary because the administration has repeatedly stated that the fund “is not going forward.”