With Trump’s DOJ anti-weaponization fund, Jan. 6 defendants may go from prison to payday. Can the police officers who defended the Capitol stop them?
The new “Anti-Weaponization Fund” from the Trump Department of Justice is a pot of money worth almost $1.8 billion from a settlement between President Trump, and the government he leads.
Trump officials say anyone who believes they were victims of “weaponized” law enforcement can apply for this taxpayer-funded compensation.
And that includes the hundreds of people who assaulted police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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This episode was produced by Monika Evstatieva and Alejandra Marquez Janse, with audio engineering by Tiffany Vera Castro.
It was edited by Barrie Hardymon and Courtney Dorning.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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