President Donald Trump defends proposed anti-weaponization fund for Jan. 6 defendants, saying he'd pay them if it were up to him.

'The Anti-Weaponization Fund presents a threat to our constitutional democracy,' Sens. Cory Booker and Bill Cassidy wrote in a court brief.

Jan. 6 rioters are betting that Trump will still have their backs — and there’s an easy way he could pay them.