- Two law enforcement officers , Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, have filed the first federal lawsuit to dissolve a newly created $1.8 billion compensation fund, arguing it illegally rewards individuals who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
- The fund was established as part of a settlement agreement between President Trump and the IRS, after the president sued his own administration for $10 billion.
- Dunn and Hodges, who were injured during the Jan. 6 events, contend the fund will finance violent operations of rioters and paramilitary groups, signaling that violence against law enforcement will be rewarded and creating physical dangers for officers.
- The lawsuit alleges the fund is illegal, asserting the Justice Department lacks congressional authority to establish it and that it violates the 14th Amendment's clause prohibiting the government from paying debts incurred in aid of insurrection.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the fund is open to anyone who believes they were victims of "weaponization" under the Biden administration, emphasizing it is not limited to Jan. 6 participants or specific political affiliations.
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