Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies

Taxpayers will provide roughly $1.8 billion to the president and his allies—including January 6 insurrectionists.

The new fund could pay claims to the likes of Jan. 6 rioters and other purported victims of “lawfare” by previous administrations.

The fund was created as part of a settlement resolving Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his confidential tax records.

The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden…