Trump defends DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund from GOP critics
A $1.776 billion fund, settled from Trump's tax return lawsuit, aims to compensate alleged 'weaponization' victims but faces significant bipartisan backlash and legal challenges.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump defended the Justice Department's $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund,' claiming he 'allowed' it to proceed after earlier denying involvement in its creation.
- Earlier this week, Trump twice claimed he 'wasn't involved' in the fund's creation announced Monday, telling reporters during a Monday event he played no role in 'the whole creation of it and the negotiation.'
- Under the settlement deal, Trump and two sons receive a 'formal apology' but no monetary payment; Trump claimed he 'gave up a lot of money' to help others 'abused by an evil, corrupt, and weaponized Biden Administration.'
- Congressional Republicans on Thursday postponed a $70 billion immigration bill as Senate Republicans sought to rein in spending for the anti-weaponization fund, forcing lawmakers to recess for Memorial Day weekend.
- Legal challenges mount as police officers filed a lawsuit to block the fund; Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out payments to nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters convicted of assaulting police officers.
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Capitol Police Officers File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s $1.8 Billion 'Slush Fund' for Jan. 6 ‘Insurrectionists’
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 attack are now suing the Trump administration to stop what they describe as a massive taxpayer-funded payout system for the very extremists who assaulted them. Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the Justice Department’s new $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — a controversial comp…
Mark Kelly Slams Trump For 'Awarding Himself A $1.8 Billion Slush Fund' As Americans Struggle With Rising
Mark Kelly accused Trump of a $1.8 Billion slush fund for allies, linking it to rising gas prices, healthcare cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy. Importance Rank: 1
GOP Senators Distance Themselves From DOJ ‘Weaponization’ Fund
Washington, D.C. — Several Republican senators whose phone records were secretly subpoenaed during federal investigations tied to the 2020 election are distancing themselves from a controversial Justice Department compensation fund created by the Trump administration. The $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was established as part of a settlement tied to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. The program i…
House and Senate Republicans are at odds over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
House and Senate Republicans were fuming as they left Washington last week for a long holiday break. The source of the torment, however, was notably different on each side of the Capitol, and the distinctions forecast a clash between the chambers when Congress returns next month. While many Senate Republicans were furious with the Trump [...]
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