Comey Eyes New 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund: 'I'm Guessing I'll Be in Line'
Comey said he may seek a share of the fund, which the DOJ says will compensate people targeted for personal, political or ideological reasons.
- On Monday, Former FBI Director James Comey jokingly said he might apply for the Justice Department's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, initially dismissing reports of the program as a "piece from The Onion."
- The Justice Department created the fund to settle President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stating it aims to redress "lawfare and weaponization."
- Comey, currently facing indictment for a social media post of seashells reading "86 47," sarcastically suggested he should be "in line" for compensation ahead of individuals convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
- Ninety-Three House Democrats filed an amicus brief calling the initiative a "slush fund," arguing the settlement must be dismissed since Trump led the federal government when he sued the Internal Revenue Service.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed "anybody in this country is eligible to apply" if they believe they are a victim of weaponization, though the department has not clarified if January 6 defendants would qualify.
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Former FBI Director James Comey was granted a 10-minute-long interview on the PBS News Hour Monday, ostensibly to discuss his new fiction thriller, but mostly to let host Geoff Bennett elicit condemnation of President Trump, in response to Comey’s indictment by the Department of Justice for his infamous, since-deleted 2025 Instagram post composed of seashells on the beach spelling out "86 47", which could be interpreted as an assassination refer…
House GOP Whip Emmer: Questions Need to Be Asked About Anti-Weaponization Fund, I Want to Hear from Blanche
On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said that he wants to hear from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the anti-weaponization fund and there need to be questions asked and answered about The post House GOP Whip Emmer: Questions Need to Be Asked About Anti-Weaponization Fund, I Want to Hear from Blanche appeared first on Breitbart.
Comey Jokes He May Apply for DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
Washington, D.C. – Former FBI Director James Comey joked Monday that he may qualify for the Trump administration’s newly announced $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” compensation fund, created to assist people who claim they were unfairly targeted by the federal government. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Comey said he initially believed reports about the Department of Justice fund were satire “from The Onion” because it sounded too unbelievab…
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