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Michael Caputo files first claim to Trump’s anti-weaponization fund

May 20, 2026Center Right

Republican strategist Michael Caputo on Tuesday became the first known person to make a claim to the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund. Caputo worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns and served in the Department of Health and Human Services during the president’s first term, before becoming entangled in the lengthy…

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