Trump White House Hands Out Weaponization Fund' Talking Points to GOP Senators

A White House letter to Senate Republicans outlines support for a $1.8 billion weaponization fund. The Department of Justice describes the fund as a way to pay people harmed by alleged weaponization of the legal system. The fund follows a settlement tied to a lawsuit involving unlawfully leaked tax returns, an unlawful search of the President’s home, and improper targeting or investigation of the President. The letter defines weaponization as use of government power to target Americans for improper and unlawful reasons. It states that claims are voluntary, court approval was not required, and there is no partisan restriction, allowing Democrats to submit claims. It also says the President, his sons, and the Trump Organization will receive an apology but no monetary payment or damages.

"The Anti-Weaponization Fund was created to hear and redress claims of Americans who suffered from lawfare and weaponization, defined as the use of government power to target them for improper and unlawful reasons. The Fund results from the settlement of a case involving unlawfully leaking tax returns, unlawfully searching the President's home, and improperly targeting/investigating the President."

"This is about seeking accountability for all Americans who were victims of lawfare and weaponization: millions of Americans whose online speech was censored at the behest of the government, parents silenced at schoolboards, Senators whose records were secretly subpoenaed, churchgoers targeted by the FBI, and so on. Submission of a claim is voluntarynobody is required to do so. That is why court approval was not required."

"There is no partisan restriction: Democrats can submit claims, too. As part of the settlement, the President, his sons, and the Trump Organization, LLC will receive a formal apology but no monetary payment or damages of any kind. They cannot receive any mo"

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