"Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, two police officers who defended lawmakers during the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block the Trump administration from paying out the rioters they fought off that day. Trump's Justice Department stirred widespread controversy this week by settling the president's lawsuit against the IRS and creating a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay out to those whose claims that the government was weaponized against them are accepted by the DOJ."
"Although Trump and his cronies have been secretive about the fund's ends, reporting leaves no doubt that it will be used, among other purposes, to pay the nearly 1,600 people charged with attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the lawsuit says. Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, spoke to MS NOW about his lawsuit: I had the opportunity to talk with lawyers about this. And we are going to sue to stop this illegal slush fund."
"Now, obviously, we encourage everybody else to sue. Everybody should, this can't happen. So, we believe that we, the officers in this suit, will be harmed by this. We have been subjected to countless death threats in addition to all the violence that we faced on Jan. 6. But for just speaking out the truth, I mean, I guarantee you somebody's watching this right now and typing death threats to us right now."
"Vice President JD Vance was pressed during Tuesday's White House press briefing on whether or not the fund could be used to give taxpayer dollars to rioters who violently attacked law enforcement. Vance replied by saying anyone who believes they have been aggrieved by the government can file a claim for"
Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, former U.S. Capitol Police officers, filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from paying out rioters they fought during the January 6 attack. The lawsuit targets a Justice Department settlement that created a nearly $1.8 billion fund for claimants whose allegations that the government was weaponized are accepted by the DOJ. Critics call the arrangement unprecedented, involving a president suing and settling with his own administration and describing the fund as a slush fund for MAGA allies. Reporting indicates the fund will be used to pay nearly 1,600 people charged with attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The officers say they have faced death threats and violence and argue the payments could embolden and arm a militia tied to Trump.
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