Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump over Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters & Other Allies

Two officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the creation of a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund. Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges are bringing the lawsuit because the fund could be used to compensate the Capitol rioters who attacked them and their colleagues. Both officers say they have faced continuous credible threats since that day. “This slush fund is going to be used to pay the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers,” says Brendan Ballou, CEO of the Public Integrity Project, who is representing officers Dunn and Hodges. “It is going to give a presidential endorsement to these people, saying that not only … will they be put beyond the reach of the law, but they will actually be financially rewarded for doing so.” Ballou is also a former federal prosecutor who spent two years prosecuting January 6 Capitol rioters.

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Why don't #Black and #Indigenous people sue Trump for their own "slush fund" as well, for reparations? What's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than Stealing https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-january-6/687215/?utm_source=feed #TrumpSlushFund #Jan6Insurrection #uspolitics
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than Stealing

Recasting the January 6 insurrection as the work of heroic patriots remains the president’s highest priority.

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Via @meidastouch on Instagram:

BREAKING: Two Capitol Police Officers sue to stop Trump’s nearly 1.8 billion dollar “settlement” fund arguing that the money will be used to finance paramilitary organizations.

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Via @meidastouch on Instagram:

BREAKING: Two Capitol Police Officers sue to stop Trump’s nearly 1.8 billion dollar “settlement” fund arguing that the money will be used to finance paramilitary organizations.

Follow me at @askdinadoll for more

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYk6hjKhXqB/

#fyp #jan6insurrection #doj #irs #toddblanche

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BREAKING: Did Todd Blanche just commit malpractice for failing to file even one motion to defend the American people before agreeing to the creation of 1.77B settlement fund in Trump’s IRS lawsuit.

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Via @meidastouch on Instagram:

BREAKING: Did Todd Blanche just commit malpractice for failing to file even one motion to defend the American people before agreeing to the creation of 1.77B settlement fund in Trump’s IRS lawsuit.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DYf15-2vZy3/

#fyp #trump #irs #jan6insurrection #doj

Ed Martin, trump's nominee for US Attorney for the District of Columbia, has been demoted and is expected to leave DOJ in a couple of weeks. His nomination was withdrawn because he would've been rejected by the Senate. Martin was a key player in Stop the Steal and January 6th.
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#Jan6Insurrection
#ETTD
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/just-controversial-trump-attorney-demoted-194321520.html
JUST IN: Controversial Trump Attorney Demoted and Expected to Leave DOJ

Controversial attorney Ed Martin has been demoted at the Department of Justice and is expected to leave in short order, according to multiple reports.

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Heroes of Democracy:
Michael Fanone, Daniel Hodges, Aquilino Gonell & Harry Dunn are present #JackSmithTestimony
Never forget how they save so many including the ungrateful treacherous hypocrites in the GOP who have turned their backs on them & US!
#Jan6Insurrection
#RemoveTrump
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Investigations

Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies publicly for the first time on the criminal investigations into President Trump before the House Judiciary Committee.

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"Injustice": How Biden's DOJ Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption http://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department #uspoli #Biden #trump #Jan6Insurrection #treason #corruption #injustice
“Injustice”: How Biden’s <span class="caps">DOJ</span> Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More

We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis on the day they publish their new book, Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department, which looks at how the DOJ during the Biden administration was overly cautious in pursuing cases against Trump and his allies over 2020 election interference, the January 6 riot and more. Attorney General Merrick Garland felt it was important to “turn the page from Donald Trump” and not look too closely at abuses of power, says Leonnig, who also stresses many “stubbornly brave people … tried to do the right thing and could not succeed in this institution.”

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