The Intercept | Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters by Natasha Lennard

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The article reports that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has created a $1.776 billion “anti‑weaponization” fund—drawn from the Treasury’s Judgment Fund—to disburse payments to Trump loyalists who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration, including many January 6 rioters who have been pardoned. The fund is presented as part of a settlement that ended a pending $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, but critics argue it amounts to unprecedented corruption, effectively a taxpayer‑financed handout that enriches Trump’s inner circle and threatens the rule of law. Lawmakers and civil‑rights attorneys warn the payouts could violate the Fourteenth Amendment and liken the scheme to a theft worse than Watergate, emphasizing that it serves only to placate Trump’s dwindling base rather than benefit the broader American working class.

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