Raskin: Trump Aiming to Fund ‘Private Militia’ with ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
Democrats say the $1.7 billion fund would bypass Congress and reward Trump allies accused of political persecution.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin claims President Donald Trump plans to use a $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' to support his allies who say they were targeted by the Justice Department, calling it illegal and unconstitutional.
- The fund was established as part of a settlement in which Trump dropped a $10 billion IRS lawsuit, allowing spending without Congressional approval, which Raskin and others criticize as a misuse of taxpayer money.
- Media figures Dan Abrams and Harry Litman condemn the fund as a political slush fund benefiting criminals and violating constitutional principles.
- Critics argue that the fund supports individuals convicted or accused related to January 6 events without legitimate court victories, violating federal laws on spending related to insurrection.
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Raskin: Trump Is Attempting to Fund a 'Private Militia'
Monday on MS NOW's "The Rachel Maddow Show," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made the outrageous claim that President Donald Trump was attempting to fund a "private militia" with the $1.8 billion the so-called anti-weaponization fund.
Raskin: Trump aiming to fund ‘private militia’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday accused President Trump of seeking to fund a “private militia” with the newly announced “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate the president’s allies who say they were wrongly targeted or investigated by the Biden administration. Raskin told MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow that “nothing like this” has been done in U.S. history,…
Jamie Raskin Says Trump Aims to Fund His ‘Private Militia’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump aims to fund his own “private militia” with a $1.8 billion fund for his allies. This new fund, announced by the Justice Department on Monday, is designed to compensate people who claim to have been targeted by former President Joe Biden‘s Justice Department and Democrats as victims of “weaponization and lawfare.” Democrats have slammed the move as a taxpayer-backed slush fund clearly created f…
Trump is seeking to finance a 'private militia' with $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund.' Jamie Raskin says, and his claim may not be far off
A major development in federal policy has emerged this week, as the Department of Justice announced a massive compensation fund that is already drawing intense scrutiny from lawmakers. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed on Monday the creation of an anti-weaponization fund, which is set to manage a total of $1.776 billion. The stated goal of this fund is to provide monetary relief and formal apologies to individuals who claim they wer…
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