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Durbin warns DOJ against compensating ‘rioters’ in ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The Hill News·Center·May 21, 2026

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is pushing back against the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its willingness to provide payouts in a $1.776 billion compensation fund for people who allege the legal system was “weaponized” against them — including those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary…

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