Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
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New York TimesAMay 20, 3:14 PM
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
The Daily BeastCMay 20, 3:51 PM
Jan. 6 Police Officers Lead Fight to Block Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund
A pair of police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol on January 6 filed a lawsuit to block Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion fund, which could be used to pay out to rioters who participated in the a
New York TimesAMay 20, 12:49 PM
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
CBS NewsBMay 20, 3:27 PM
2 officers in Jan. 6 riot sue to block DOJ "anti-weaponization" fund
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the leg
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
Raw StoryCMay 20, 2:36 PM
Jan. 6 officers take first step toward defeating Trump's insurrectionist 'slush fund'
Two of the most recognizable police officers from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to kill the Trump administration's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund"
The GuardianAMay 20, 4:18 PM
January 6 officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’
Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies US politics live – latest updates Two police officers who clashed with rioter
HuffPostCMay 19, 1:49 PM
'The Greatest Betrayal Of Them All': Ex-D.C. Cop Attacked On Jan. 6 Shreds Trump DOJ 'Slush Fund'
Michael Fanone accused Trump of offering a "buyout" to "violent criminals for committing violent crimes on his behalf" through his department's move.
NBC NewsBMay 20, 11:13 AM
Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Draws Outrage
The Trump administration is defending what it calls its “anti-weaponization” fund, using $1.8 billion of taxpayer money to pay Trump allies who say they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administra
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
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.”
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.
VoxBMay 18, 10:15 PM
Trump gets his slush fund
President Donald Trump returns to the White House on May 15, 2026. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump adm
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 Daily BeastCMay 20, 2:46 PM
Colbert: Trump Slush Fund Exposes the Real Grift
Stephen Colbert ripped into the Trump administration for its $1.776 billion slush fund—or, as Colbert puts it, an “all-you-can-fraud buffet.” Colbert, 61, blasted the president and the administration
The AtlanticAMay 19, 1:13 PM
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than Stealing
Recasting the January 6 insurrection as the work of heroic patriots remains the president’s highest priority.
NBC NewsBMay 20, 2:58 PM
Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’
Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’
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
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PBS NewsHourAMay 20, 4:31 PM
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
The lawsuit claims the government's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is an illegal slush fund that President Donald Trump will use to "finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violenc
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 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
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
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
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Washington ExaminerCMay 20, 4:18 PM
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue DOJ over anti-weaponization fund
Former police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration’s newly created $1.776 billion “anti-weaponizat
Just the NewsCMay 20, 12:00 AM
Police officers on duty for J6 riot sue Trump, Blanche, Bessent over $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
The lawsuit argues that the fund is unconstitutional and illegal. It also claims that the fund will endanger the lives of the plaintiffs — Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges — who "defended the Capitol duri
RedStateDMay 20, 5:45 PM
Trump’s Weaponization Compensation Fund Now Challenged by Jan. 6 Cops
RealClearPoliticsBMay 20, 1:40 PM
'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Simply Indefensible
Ray Brescia: The president's lawsuit against the IRS was likely unconstitutional - and the settlement is designed to avoid oversight.
National ReviewBMay 18, 6:19 PM
Trump’s Collusive ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Takes a Page from the Left’s Playbook
Once again, Trump is doing the quiet part loudly.
RealClearPoliticsBMay 20, 11:37 AM
Trump's Slush Fund Is No Better Than Obama's
National ReviewBMay 19, 10:30 AM
Stop Trump’s Slush-Fund Boondoggle
A new proposal for compensating victims of Biden lawfare is ripe for abuse and cronyism.
Just the NewsCMay 20, 12:00 AM
Former Trump admin official Michael Caputo first to apply to $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Michael Caputo, a former official of the first Trump administration, says he was targeted by an FBI investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to interfere with the
TownhallDMay 20, 3:00 PM
Todd Blanche Shocks Democrats by Saying This Person Could Benefit From Weaponization Fund
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