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Retired U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and active Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges took legal action Wednesday, bringing a complaint in Washington's federal district court that targets the Trump administration's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and brands it "the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century."
On Jan. 6, 2021, both officers were on duty at the Capitol when Trump supporters overwhelmed the building's defenses, seeking to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. The lawsuit names President Donald Trump, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as defendants.
Among the constitutional claims raised, the officers assert that the fund runs afoul of the 14th Amendment, which forbids the use of federal money to satisfy debts arising from insurrection or rebellion, according to Politico. The lawsuit also alleges the Justice Department has no legal authority to create such a fund. The filing declares that the fund "is illegal" and contends: "No statute authorizes its creation, the settlement on which it is premised is a corrupt sham, and its design violates the Constitution and federal law."
