{"id":740,"date":"2026-05-19T21:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=740"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:35:26","slug":"top-treasury-lawyer-resigns-after-creation-of-anti-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=740","title":{"rendered":"Top Treasury lawyer resigns after creation of \u2018anti-weaponization fund\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON \u2014 The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down Monday following the creation of a $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization fund\u201d that could soon make payments to President Trump\u2019s political allies, according to three people familiar with the move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=738\">As a weakened Putin follows Trump to Beijing, Iran war offers an opening<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Brian Morrissey, the Treasury\u2019s general counsel, resigned from the position seven months after he was confirmed to it by the Senate and just hours after the Trump administration announced the fund Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Morrissey did not respond to requests for comment. A Treasury spokesperson said, \u201cMr. Morrissey has served the United States Treasury with both honor and integrity. We wish him all the best in his next endeavors.\u201d In his resignation letter, Morrissey said he was grateful to have worked for Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to two people familiar with the letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=736\">Republican Senators are livid at Trump\u2019s endorsement of Paxton<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Treasury Department is responsible for depositing $1.776 billion into an account that will be controlled by a group of people selected by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, according to the terms of the fund released Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=734\">US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>This article originally appeared in The New York Times.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Morrissey, the Treasury\u2019s general counsel, resigned from the position seven months after he was confirmed to it by the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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