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Mike Pence says he hopes Trump administration will drop weaponization fund
Pence said the fund could compensate Jan. 6 rioters and urged the White House to abandon it as courts and Republicans raise objections.
- Former Vice President Mike Pence urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to abandon the new "anti-weaponization fund," calling the $1.8 billion program "deeply offensive" and a "bad idea."
- Established as part of a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service, the $1.8 billion fund aims to provide payouts to individuals claiming the legal system has been "weaponized" against them.
- Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges and Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn sued the Justice Department last week, alleging the $1.8 billion fund is illegal, while a federal judge in Virginia issued a temporary restraining order blocking its operation.
- Pence's rebuke adds a prominent Republican voice to mounting criticism that has already divided Senate Republicans and forced GOP leaders to scrap immigration enforcement funding plans earlier this month.
- Asked about Jan. 6, 2021, Pence said he is "very confident of the judgment of history" and warned that efforts to rewrite that day's events will not succeed, viewing his constitutional duty then as sacred.
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The goal of the $1.776 billion fund is to pay taxpayer funds to people who claim the legal system has been "weaponized" against them.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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U.S. strikes Iranian military sites. And, Trump's $1.8 billion fund faces scrutiny
American aircraft fired on a number of Iranian sites over the weekend, including Qeeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. And, Trump's anti-weaponization fund faces scrutiny in Congress and the courts.
·Washington, United States
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Kristeligt DagbladMike Pence was vice president during Trump's first term and was evacuated from Congress on January 6, 2021.
·Denmark
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right11Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Right
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42% Right
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