Two former law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol sue President Donald Trump’s administration to block a planned Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund valued at about $1.8 billion. The plaintiffs are former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges. According to the lawsuit, the fund is designed to compensate people the president characterizes as victims of “prosecutorial overreach” or “weaponization.” The officers argue the structure and purpose of the program are improper and would amount to rewarding participants and supporters of the January 6 violence. Multiple outlets report the plaintiffs contend the money functions like a slush fund, and they warn it could benefit extremist groups. Coverage also notes the officers are seeking to freeze or block the creation of the fund while the case proceeds. The administration has not been characterized in these reports as conceding wrongdoing, but the plaintiffs’ central claim is that the fund is being used for political purposes rather than lawful compensation.
Jan. 6 officers sue to block Trump administration’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund
Two former law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol sue President Donald Trump’s administration to block a planned Justice Department “anti-weaponizatio...
- Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, and Daniel Hodges, a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer, sue to block the planned Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.
- The fund is reported at about $1.8 billion (roughly $1.776–$1.7 billion depending on the outlet).
- The lawsuit says the program would reward people connected to the January 6 attack, rather than legitimate victims of government actions.
- Plaintiffs describe the fund as improper or functioning like a slush fund and allege it amounts to presidential corruption.
- The officers seek to freeze or stop the fund’s creation while the lawsuit is litigated.
Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges is one of two law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots and is suing to block the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion so-called "anti-weaponization" fund. He joins "The Daily Report" to discuss why.
3 months agoOfficers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges say the fund will likely be used to 'reward' rioters who attacked the US Capitol.
3 months agoTwo officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports.
3 months agoTwo officers who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots filed a lawsuit to thwart the setting up of a $1.8 billion pool of money set aside for victims of federal government weaponization, arguing it encourages violence by "rioters, paramilitaries and their supporters."
3 months agoTwo police officers who fended off rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block President Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund set to bankroll purported victims of "weaponization." Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges claim that the fund will be used to pay out...
3 months agoTwo police officers who clashed with rioters on January 6, 2021, said the DOJ's new fund could fund extremist groups.
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