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Will Jan. 6 defendants go from prison to payday?
May 21, 2026·6m
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.