Blanche doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund
Blanche said the fund could cover people convicted in the Capitol riot, drawing criticism as Democrats warned it may reward Trump allies.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday that Jan. 6 rioters might be eligible for payments from an $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' the Trump administration created Monday.
- The fund stems from a settlement where Trump withdrew his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over a leaked tax return and dropped administrative claims against The Justice Department regarding alleged mistreatment.
- Blanche admitted the fund was 'unusual' but claimed it resembled an Obama-era commission compensating Native Americans denied agricultural loans in the 1980s and 90s; Sen. Chris Coons mocked the comparison.
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen called the fund 'pure theft' of public funds, saying 'Every American can see through this illegal, corrupt, self-dealing scheme,' while Coons demanded assurance rioters who assaulted police would be excluded.
- Blanche confirmed 'anybody in this country can apply' if they believe they were victims of 'weaponization and lawfare,' as an attorney told HuffPost he had lobbied the department to establish this fund for Jan. 6 rioters.
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Blanche doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically. Pressed during a Congressional hearing over whether those who assaulted police officers would be eligible for compensation from the “Anti-Weapo…
Blanche Says DOJ Fund Open to Jan. 6 Defendants
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that anybody can apply to an anti-weaponization fund created through a settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, even those convicted of assaulting police officers in the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.
Vance Refuses to Rule Out Payouts to J6ers Who Attacked Cops
Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 19, 2026. —Heather Diehl—Getty ImagesIn the wake of the Trump Administration launching a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate people it says were targeted by the “weaponization” of government, top officials on Tuesday declined to rule out payments to some of the Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police officers during the violent attack …
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