Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
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Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued President Trump in a bid to block a new $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement ...
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the House judiciary committee issued a new subpoena as part of an investigation into the use of confidential sources around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, raising questions about whether any were paid by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Months before the $1.7 billion fund was announced, Justice Department official Ed Martin said Capitol rioters would get millions, even if it took until 2028.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said on Thursday that the January 6 insurrection was "made up," claiming that the event was "staged" by those who opposed President Donald Trump. The post GOP Rep. Says January 6 Was ‘Made Up’: ‘That Was A Staged Thing’ first appeared on Mediaite.
With Trump's DOJ anti-weaponization fund, Jan. 6 defendants may go from prison to payday. Can the police officers who defended the Capitol stop them?The new “Anti-Weaponization Fund” from the Trump Department of Justice is a pot of money worth almost $1.
Democrats will seek to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s toxic new slush fund for January 6 rioters, Representative Jamie Raskin tells TNR in an interview. Democrats shouldn’t let up.