Speaker Mike Johnson was asked whether January 6 rioters who assaulted police officers would be eligible for a $1.776 billion DOJ settlement fund tied to President Donald Trump’s anti-weaponization effort. Johnson said he did not know the details of the settlement fund and deferred to acting attorney general Todd Blanche, who testified about the fund. Johnson stated the fund is intended to compensate Americans who were targets of lawfare or weaponization by the federal government and said it was not a partisan proposition. Johnson declined to comment on eligibility until more details are released. Critics have denounced the settlement as a slush fund, and two police officers filed a lawsuit seeking to block payments to rioters.
"The controversial settlement with the Department of Justice, which came after Trump dropped a lawsuit against the IRS, has been denounced by critics as a slush fund. Also on Wednesday, Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, two police officers, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from giving a dime to the rioters who faced off against cops during the Capitol riot."
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