Two Jan. 6 police officers sue Trump to block $1.8B ‘lawfare’ fund
The officers argue the fund is illegal and could reward Jan. 6 rioters while fueling more harassment against them, their complaint says.
- On Wednesday, retired U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges sued to block the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," created this week as part of a Trump administration settlement.
- The Justice Department announced the fund on Monday to "provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated.
- Filed in Washington, the lawsuit argues the fund violates the 14th Amendment's prohibition on using federal money to "pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States."
- Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward dismissed criticism on Tuesday as "misguided and premature," noting no claims have been filed or payments made, so "it's way, way, way too early" to judge.
- Represented by Public Integrity Project founder Brendan Ballou, the officers claim the fund creates physical dangers for those who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and rewards violence enacted in President Trump's name.
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Washington—Two police officers who defended the Capitol from an attack by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent someone—including the rioters of January 6, 2021—from receiving payments from a new $1.776 million reconciliation fund for people claiming to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions. Officials’ lawyers filed the federal lawsuit one day after interim justice secretary Todd Blanche…
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