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John Eastman, a prominent conservative lawyer who advised President Trump on the 2020 election, is deciding whether to file a claim under the new Anti-Weaponization Fund set up to compensate victims of the Biden administration\u2019s \u201clawfare.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mr. Eastman told \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered\u201d that he wants to see details about the fund before deciding, but he said the idea to pay the victimized is solid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe simple fact is that the Biden administration weaponized law enforcement against its political enemies. It did so in collusion with numerous state prosecutors, bar disciplinary authorities and hyper-partisan, nongovernmental organizations,\u201d he said. \u201cThese violations of federal constitutional rights should be the subject of lawsuits, and the weaponization fund looks like a mechanism by which the victims of those constitutional violations can begin to be made whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Eastman was charged in a criminal case brought by Fani Willis, the prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, but that state case was dropped last year amid allegations of misconduct by Ms. Willis. Mr. Eastman has also been disbarred in California over his efforts to nullify the results of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n

One Trump ally has already said he\u2019ll apply for the money. Michael Caputo, an adviser to the 2016 Trump campaign, said he\u2019ll request $2.7 million from the fund.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice created the fund as part of a settlement with Mr. Trump. He dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for leaking his tax information; in exchange, he will get an apology and the Justice Department created the $1.776 billion fund.<\/p>\n

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, says he might make a claim, \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered\u201d has learned.<\/p>\n

He went to prison after being convicted of trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat that then-President Obama vacated when he won the 2008 election. Mr. Blagojevich received clemency from Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n

Lindsey Graham\u2019s Disney bubble wand birthed TMZ-DC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members of Congress upset about TMZ\u2019s decision to swarm the U.S. Capitol have Sen. Lindsey Graham to thank.<\/p>\n

TMZ is known for documenting the foibles and faux pas of celebrities and athletes, often with viral photos and videos.<\/p>\n

Jacob Wasserman and Charlie Cotton, co-managing editors for TMZ-DC, said they decided to launch the Capitol Hill-focused news site after seeing a photo of Mr. Graham holding a Little Mermaid bubble wand at Walt Disney World during the government shutdown.<\/p>\n

TMZ had begun a campaign to have the public send in photos of what Washington power brokers were doing while some federal workers were furloughed and others, such as Transportation Security Administration agents, were working while not getting paid.<\/p>\n

And it was the photo of Mr. Graham holding a Little Mermaid Bubble Wand that convinced Mr. Cotton and Mr. Wasserman that Washington needed them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is the time TMZ really gets our feet wet and gets political, so we moved here \u2014 it wasn\u2019t on a whim, we have been being political at TMZ for a while now. But to start this DC TMZ bureau, the catalyst was the bubble wand,\u201d Mr. Cotton told \u201cSeen, Heard & Whispered.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TMZ caught up with Mr. Graham, South Carolina Republican, to get his response to the public\u2019s reaction to the photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnjoyed Disney World. Got to work and try to have a life, too,\u201d Mr. Graham told them. \u201cNext week will be a good trip across South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bubble wand wasn\u2019t for him, he added. It was for a friend\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cotton called it a respectful interaction, which he said is the goal of TMZ, an outlet famous for sticking camera phones in the faces of celebrities and asking them about their more embarrassing moments.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cotton said politicians already expect encounters with the press, so they\u2019re not surprised by TMZ.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public, as well as the person we are interviewing, is down for a harder chat than, say, a celebrity is on a trip coming through LAX,\u201d he said. \u201cThe public kind of wants you to hold them accountable. The politicians themselves understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n

TMZ\u2019s goal is to provide transparency and accountability, with a bit of fun mixed in with the hard questions. It also wants to give lawmakers \u2014 since there are more than 500 members of Congress \u2014 more airtime and exposure for voters to get to know them.<\/p>\n

A little more than a month into the experiment, Mr. Wasserman noted an interaction with Rep. Tim Burchett, Tennessee Republican, whom he describes as a favorite to interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love a chatterbox, who doesn\u2019t?\u201d Mr. Wasserman said. \u201cYou could really talk to him all day about anything you want, so I love speaking with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said younger Democrats \u201clike to play ball a little bit more\u201d than the oldsters, adding that he is a fan of Rep. Shomari C. Figures, a 40-year-old Alabama Democrat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a really charismatic, fun guy to talk to,\u201d he said. \u201cOf course, AOC [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] has been very kind.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the most part, TMZ-DC says politicians are getting along with them \u2014 and even engaging in some of the camera ambushes.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cotton said he can shout across a room to a Republican or Democratic member, and they\u2019ll wave and shout back hello.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re homies with these people now,\u201d Mr. Cotton said. \u201cThey have good intentions even if it is hard to see that all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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