Jan. 6 prosecutors and officers see Trump’s $1.776 billion fund as a signal ^80.4%

MS NOW - By Laura Barrón-López - 5/20/2026, 9:00 AM

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The Trump administration has set aside $1.776 billion in taxpayer money to compensate people it deems victims of government “weaponization,” a figure that echoes the rallying cry of the Jan. 6 rioters who are now eligible to collect from it. The dollar figure is not coincidental, according to former Justice Department prosecutors,... more