Democrats will try to make sure Republicans pay a political price if they support the president's new payout scheme.
Objections to President Donald Trump’s controversial “anti-weaponization” fund prompted Senate Republicans to postpone votes to fund ICE and Border Patrol until June.
The first claim has come in on Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, with a former Trump official asking for $2.7 million, according to reporting by CNN. "I was the target of the illegal Crossfire Hurricane investigation," wrote Michael Caputo in a letter acquired by CNN. "Our family suffered greatly during the dark era of political…
Putting January 6 rioters on the dole is a new kind of corruption — and it definitely won’t help the American working class. The post Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters appeared first on The Intercept.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday had to go on defense over the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund, a coffer he told lawmakers would be available to Trump campaign donors and those convicted of attacking police. Blanche appeared Tuesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for a previously scheduled hearing about the…
The president’s allies and supporters stand to receive payouts based on claims they were mistreated by the government.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) could soon provide access to a $1.776 billion compensation fund to allies of President Donald Trump who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration.
A top lawyer for the Treasury Department resigned Monday after the Justice Department announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate what it described as lawfare victims of the Biden administration. Brian Morrissey’s departure came hours after the fund was announced as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought…
