Trump's $1.7+ Billion Fund Sparks Rush to Capitalize: "All J6ers Will Apply"
The fund would pay claims of federal overreach, but critics say it could send money to Trump allies and Jan. 6 defendants.
- On Monday, the Justice Department unveiled the Anti-Weaponization Fund, a nearly $1.8 billion compensation program for individuals investigated or prosecuted during previous Democratic administrations.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the fund resolves a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the Internal Revenue Service over alleged tax return leaks during his first term.
- CNN commentator Scott Jennings expressed discomfort on NewsNight about the lack of Congressional approval, warning that the executive branch could handpick political allies, including those involved in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
- Rep Jamie Raskin , ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, called the fund a "slush fund" designed to steer tax dollars to election deniers and insurrectionists as Democrats filed a motion to block it.
- Reporting indicates the Attorney General will appoint a five-member commission to oversee payments, though Trump retains authority to remove any member at will, raising questions about independent oversight of fund distribution.
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NYT: "J6 Rioters Elated At Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund"
The New York Times reports: Antony Vo was at a friend’s house on Monday morning when a fellow pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sent a message: The Trump administration had just created a fund to benefit people who believed they had been wronged by the federal government — including those, like him, who had stormed the Capitol five years ago. Mr. Vo, who briefly fled the country to avoid his prison sentence stemming from the riot, said he did not know at f…
The U.S. Department of Justice is establishing a fund to compensate citizens who have been treated unfairly by the government. Nearly 2 billion dollars will be deposited into the fund, paid for by taxpayers. "Corruption in broad daylight," say critics.
A new tax money law fund in Washington is causing indignation. Ethics experts and democrats see it as helping Trump's allies after the Capitol storm. An analysis.
1.8 billion dollars are said to flow to alleged "victims" of the Biden era – but criteria and control remain unclear.
Lawfare compensation fund threatens to reopen Jan. 6 debate for Republicans
The Justice Department‘s new $1.776 billion fund to compensate victims of lawfare is giving Democrats a fresh opportunity to drag Republicans back into politically fraught debates over Jan. 6 just months before the midterm elections. The DOJ announced the fund on Monday as part of its settlement with President Donald Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization, after they agreed to drop their $10 billion lawsuit against the I…
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