ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊15h ago

Acting AG #Blanche "doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund"

...so I suppose that also means the "protestors" who attacked the Capitol police officers, since #Vance also didn't rule that out when recently asked (see the second link).

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https://apnews.com/article/todd-blanche-justice-department-congress-irs-fund-1b8c7130c12253af161367b701d914b7
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jd-vance-straight-asked-admin-182954054.html

Blanche faces scrutiny over a nearly $1.8B fund to repay Trump allies

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund. During a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, Blanche stated that anyone who believes they were politically targeted can apply for the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” The fund, announced Monday, aims to compensate those mistreated by previous administrations' Justice Departments. Blanche emphasized that the fund is not limited to any political party or specific individuals. Some Democrats have criticized the fund as an abuse of power, while some Republicans have expressed discomfort with it.

AP News
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊15h ago

'The Greatest Betrayal Of Them All': Ex-D.C. Cop Attacked On Jan. 6 Shreds Trump DOJ 'Slush Fund' ~

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-dc-police-officer-michael-fanone-trump-fund-jan-6-rioters_n_6a0c3c6de4b03f66d278f394

'The Greatest Betrayal Of Them All': Ex-D.C. Cop Attacked On Jan. 6 Shreds Trump DOJ 'Slush Fund'

Michael Fanone accused Trump of offering a "buyout" to "violent criminals for committing violent crimes on his behalf" through his department's move.

HuffPost
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊15h ago

'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence ~

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-difficult-year-how-officers-who-defended-the-capitol-are-grappling-with-efforts-to-downplay-jan-6-violence

'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence

More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on.

PBS News
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Perhaps some Proud Boy rioters will get some of Trump's slush fund money too...

They are suing the Capitol police for being "pelted with pepper balls and afflicted by chemical spray" while trying to force their way into the Capitol building with the angry, violent mob.

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Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack ~

(article from March 30)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/30/jan-6-lawsuit-capitol-police-00850890

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Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊14h ago

About that lawsuit —

"Aquilino Gonell, who retired from the Capitol Police after sustaining injuries on Jan. 6 said the litigation was 'shockingly unsurprising.'

"'It took them long enough since they have seen other insurrectionists being rewarded with government jobs, settlements and praises for their violent attempt to overthrow our democracy and elevating them as heroes and villains at the same time.'"

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/30/jan-6-lawsuit-capitol-police-00850890

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack

Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.

Politico
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About Trump's blanket pardon for violent #Jan6 rioters at the US Capitol —

Then Deputy AG Blanche called it "evidence of the president’s commitment to his base" (😐) when speaking at last year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) conference.

"The audience included a slew of beneficiaries of that pardon, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was freed by #Trump from a 22-year sentence...related to his role in the riot."

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/30/jan-6-lawsuit-capitol-police-00850890

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack

Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.

Politico
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2 police officers ("subjected to some of the most brutal violence of the day") relive #Jan6 through their own bodycam footage ~

They were ~"inside a tunnel where police were outnumbered by rioters armed w/ flagpoles, stun guns, crutches, stolen police shields & chemical sprays."

They say "Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters has exacerbated the trauma of that day."

Some officers "have (even) received death threats and been called 'crisis actors'"

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https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/05/g-s1-103118/jan6-trump-capitol-police-officers-bodycam-footage-video

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Related –

Wow - the video in the previous post's article 👀😱

No wonder Trump et al. acted to defund #NPR & #PBS.

#ICYMI - A federal judge ruled earlier this year that #Trump's order violated the 1st Amendment & issued a permanent injunction that executive branch agencies can't enforce it.

Sadly, though, the damage was already done as Congress rescinded the entire #CPB budget for 2026 & 2027, and the CPB "voted to dissolve itself" in Jan 2026 😔

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/trump-defunding-of-npr-and-pbs-blocked-by-judge-but-damage-is-already-done/

Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done

Judge invalidates Trump executive order, but Congress also cut off all funding.

Ars Technica