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The Justice Department has announced a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate allies of former President Donald Trump who believe they were unjustly investigated or prosecuted for political purposes. In exchange for the program, Trump dropped complaints against the government, including allegations of the IRS leaking his taxes, the FBI raiding his home, and the Justice Department investigating his 2016 campaign for alleged coordination with the Russian government. The president did not rule out reimbursing Jan. 6 rioters, whom he pardoned on the first day of his second term. “They’ve been weaponized. They’ve been, in some cases, imprisoned wrongly. They paid legal fees that they didn’t have. They’ve gone bankrupt,” Trump said. A five-person commission will oversee the fund, with the president having final say over its members. Congressional leaders will have input on one of the commission’s members.
The Justice Department has announced a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate allies of former President Donald Trump who believe they were unjustly investigated or prosecuted for political purposes.
In exchange for the program, Trump dropped complaints against the government, including allegations of the IRS leaking his taxes, the FBI raiding his home, and the Justice Department investigating his 2016 campaign for alleged coordination with the Russian government.
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The president did not rule out reimbursing Jan. 6 rioters, whom he pardoned on the first day of his second term.
“They’ve been weaponized. They’ve been, in some cases, imprisoned wrongly. They paid legal fees that they didn’t have. They’ve gone bankrupt,” Trump said.
A five-person commission will oversee the fund, with the president having final say over its members. Congressional leaders will have input on one of the commission’s members.
