The acting U.S. attorney general shrugged off concerns that Jan. 6 rioters will be eligible for payouts: "People that hurt police get money all the time."

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.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.

The “anti-weaponization fund” could compensate Jan. 6 riot defendants and Trump allies who say they were political targets of the Biden administration.

Both President Donald Trump and D.C.'s U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told reporters Monday they didn't know much about the new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund."

Both President Donald Trump and D.C.'s U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told reporters Monday they didn't know much about the new $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund."

Trump using his “anti-weaponization” fund to put January 6 rioters on the dole is a whole new kind of corruption.

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

The Justice Department has not spelled out what "weaponization" means, but it apparently could include having been prosecuted for assaulting law enforcement.

The fund was part of a settlement agreement by Trump to drop his lawsuit against the IRS

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the DOJ anti-weaponization fund as senators raised concerns about possible payouts to Jan. 6 defendants.

President Trump's critics are fuming after the DOJ announced a $1.776 billion fund that could compensate Trump allies, including Jan. 6 defendants.

President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter why taxpayers should pay for the January 6ers after the DOJ came up with a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

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…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear Wednesday that the conduct of January 6, 2021, rioters who attacked law enforcement will be factored when the soon-to-be-set-up…

The Department of Justice has given Republicans a list of talking points not grounded in reality.

At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the acting U.S. attorney general declined to say whether taxpayer money would be paid out to Jan. 6 rioters who were convicted of assaulting…

‘Just to be clear, people that hurt police get money all the time,’ Blanche said

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

The acting U.S. attorney general shrugged off concerns that Jan. 6 rioters will be eligible for payouts: "People that hurt police get money all the time."