Jan.6 Rioters Rush to Claim Trump's $1.8B Fund
Some rioters seek payouts even as a federal judge has frozen the fund and blocked claims from moving forward, court filings show.
- Rioters pardoned by President Donald Trump are seeking payouts from the administration's $1.776 billion settlement fund, claiming they were victims of a weaponized government despite a federal judge's temporary freeze on the fund.
- A federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the fund's establishment on Friday, halting claim processing amid at least three lawsuits, while Senate Republicans demand restrictions through Department of Homeland Security spending legislation.
- Former attorney David Johnston is assisting fellow rioters with applications for a 10% cut, capped at $5,000, while Oregon resident Pamela Hemphill has drafted a claim seeking $5 million in compensation.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told The Associated Press on Thursday that five unnamed commissioners will determine eligibility based on factors including "what the person did, his sentence, how much time he was in jail."
- Critics, including former prosecutor Brendan Ballou, argue the fund aims to rewrite Jan. 6 history, warning that if successful, it will encourage the public to "condone any attack on democracy.
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A mob of Trump supporters gathers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. An "anti-weaponization" fund was created by the Department of Justice in May 2026 that could make payments to those who took part in the Jan. 6 attack. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)President Donald Trump’s extraordinary $1.776 billion fund to pay off allies and others who say they have been wronged by past administrations has drawn wid…
Trump wants to compensate the mob from the "storm on the capitol" with billions and seal his tax records. Judges pull the emergency brake.
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