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Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued to block the Trump administration\u2019s almost $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund \u2014 one that the Jan. 6 rioters could benefit from.<\/p>\n

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The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, describes the pool of money as a \u201ctaxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in [President Trump\u2019s] name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges argue that the fund will fund Jan. 6 rioters \u2014 a day after Mr. Blanche said that they could be eligible for a payout, as anyone who believes that they have been harmed by the government can apply.<\/p>\n

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that anyone could apply, but insisted that Jan. 6 rioters weren\u2019t automatically going to get payouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes it mean they\u2019re going to get money? No,\u201d he told Congress. \u201cIt just means they are allowed to apply.\u201d<\/p>\n

The police officers argue that the settlement on which the fund is built is \u201ca corrupt sham.\u201d The Justice Department established the money pool as part of a settlement agreement with Mr. Trump, resolving his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department regarding leaked tax records. Mr. Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization agreed to drop their billion-dollar lawsuit \u201cin exchange\u201d for the establishment of the fund.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit argues that the purpose of the fund is to \u201cprovide the January 6 rioters, including the Proud Boys, with the remuneration they, the President, and the President\u2019s allies all agree they are owed,\u201d citing administrative officials\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n

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It argues that the fund \u201cendangers the lives and safety\u201d of the plaintiffs by encouraging those who enacted violence to continue to do so and will directly finance the operations of rioters, paramilitaries and supporters who threatened their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, most chillingly, the Fund will signal to past and potential future perpetrators of violence against Dunn and Hodges that they need not fear prosecution; to the contrary, they should expect to be rewarded,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n

Mr. Dunn and Mr. Hodges said that they have been harassed by Jan. 6 rioters and have received death threats on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump pardoned around 1,500 people who were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes during the mass storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters to protest the certification of President Biden\u2019s 2020 presidential election win. Over 140 police officers were injured.<\/p>\n

The fund \u201cencourages those who are harassing Dunn and Hodges, and sending them death threats, to up the ante,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n

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