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CBS NewsBMay 21, 1:51 PM

Officers attacked during Jan. 6 blast DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund

Two officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots are suing to block the "anti-weaponization" fund established by the Justice Department following a settlement with President Trump. Ed

The New RepublicBMay 20, 4:18 PM

Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue Trump Over His $1.8 Billion Slush Fund

Police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, are suing the Trump administration over its creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund for President Trump’s allies who claim they were unfair

The InterceptBMay 19, 12:04 PM

Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters

Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class. The post Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Sup

LA TimesAMay 18, 1:51 PM

Trump DOJ creates $1.7-billion fund for victims of legal 'weaponization,' prompting outrage

Experts said Trump creating a fund for his political allies, to settle a lawsuit he had personally brought against his own government, was unprecedented and concerning.

CBS NewsBMay 21, 2:04 PM

Could violent January 6 rioters get money from the DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund?

The Justice Department's new fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was "weaponized" against them could provide money to violent rioters who participated in the January 6, 2021, U

HuffPostCMay 19, 9:08 PM

Jake Tapper Reacts To ‘Sinister’ Claim About Trump’s $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

The fund, created after Trump dropped his $10 billion lawsuit with the IRS, can be used to pay out “victims of lawfare and weaponization.”

The New RepublicBMay 18, 3:15 PM

Trump Just Launched a Taxpayer-Funded $1.8 Billion MAGA Slush Fund

President Trump is officially dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, opting instead to create a roughly $1.8 billion fund to further enrich himself, January 6 rioters,

The New RepublicBMay 20, 6:25 PM

Democrats Move to Force Republicans on the Record on Trump Slush Fund

Democrats are moving quickly to force congressional votes on President Donald Trump’s ridiculously corrupt slush fund. After Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS resulted in the creation of a $

The New RepublicBMay 20, 4:04 PM

Democrats Move to Subpoena Top Officials Behind Trump Slush Fund

Democrats are doing what they can to stop President Donald Trump’s weaponization of the Justice Department and his self-serving use of taxpayer money. On Wednesday morning, Representative Jamie Raskin

The New RepublicBMay 19, 3:01 PM

Democrats Investigate Todd Blanche as DOJ Launches Slush Fund

As the Department of Justice launches a $1.776 billion fund to pay damages to the president and his allies, Democrats in Congress are launching an investigation into the man overseeing the whole thing

The New RepublicBMay 19, 4:38 PM

Todd Blanche Panics Under Questioning on Slush Fund, Ghislaine Maxwell

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to be panicking during a Senate Appropriations hearing Tuesday as he tried to justify President Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and his own visit with c

SalonCMay 18, 6:16 PM

“Highway robbery”: Dems accuse Trump of creating $1.7 billion “slush fund” for Jan. 6 defendants

Democrats claim the DOJ has created a scheme to pay out Jan. 6 rioters and Trump allies in IRS lawsuit settlement

Raw StoryCMay 21, 2:29 AM

Legal expert exposes 'bigger plan' behind Trump DOJ's latest move

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice just signaled its broader plan after unveiling its latest indictment, according to one expert. Melba Pearson, a former prosecutor in South Florida, said

SalonCMay 19, 1:00 PM

Justice Department gifts Trump with slush fund

A new $1.776 billion fund could be used to compensate Jan. 6 rioters — and undermine the rule of law

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The HillBMay 20, 4:56 PM

Jan. 6 officers sue Trump over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Two police officers who fended off rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block President Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion fund set to bankroll purported victims of “w

AxiosAMay 20, 5:45 PM

How Trump's $1.8B "anti-weaponization" fund works

President Trump sued his own administration, settled and will now spend $1.776 billion of taxpayer money to pay people who say the government targeted them politically. Why it matters: The "Anti-Weapo

AxiosAMay 20, 3:48 PM

Jan. 6 officers sue over Trump's $1.8B fund they call a "corrupt sham"

Two law enforcement officers who battled Jan. 6 rioters at the Capitol in 2021 filed a suit Wednesday to dissolve President Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged weaponized political prosec

PBS NewsHourAMay 20, 10:50 PM

News Wrap: Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block $1.8B fund

In our news wrap Wednesday, two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot filed a lawsuit to try to block the Trump administration's "anti-weaponization fund," the World Health O

The HillBMay 20, 9:12 PM

House Republican: ‘We’re going to kill’ Trump’s nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Trump administration this week for individuals who believe they have been unfairly targeted by the federal government is facing some resistanc

The HillBMay 20, 9:29 PM

Trump $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund faces legal challenge, GOP criticism

The nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Trump administration to compensate those who allege they were the victims of a weaponized Justice Department is facing its first legal challenge as well as

AxiosAMay 18, 5:41 PM

Trump creates $1.8B "anti-weaponization" fund after dropping IRS suit

President Trump settled his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on Monday in exchange for a $1.776 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targets of government "weaponization." Why it ma

The HillBMay 20, 10:30 PM

John Adams quote projected on DOJ building to protest ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A quote from the second U.S. president, John Adams, was projected onto the Department of Justice (DOJ) building on Tuesday night following the Trump administration’s announcement of an “anti-weaponiza

The DispatchAMay 21, 11:01 AM

Trump’s Weaponization Fund

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The HillBMay 20, 5:27 PM

Longtime Trump ally Michael Caputo files first known ‘anti-weaponization’ fund claim

Michael Caputo, a longtime ally of President Trump who worked in his first administration, became the first known person to seek compensation from the Justice Department’s (DOJ) newly created “anti-we

AxiosAMay 20, 7:21 PM

Democrats move to shut down Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is introducing legislation that would block a $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were the targets of politically-motivated prosecutions. Why

The HillBMay 21, 12:41 PM

GOP rep questions Blanche on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that he sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting more details on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization fund,” whi

PBS NewsHourAMay 20, 11:09 PM

Why legal experts say Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund is unprecedented

President Donald Trump's administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government "weaponization," raising questions about whom among his allies and

Al JazeeraBMay 21, 1:28 PM

What’s Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’ and why are legal experts alarmed?

Democrats argue that the fund will be used to compensate January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump.

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