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Two police officers who fought to defend the U.S. Capitol on January 6th are now suing the Trump administration
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They're trying to block a nearly $2 billion fund they believe could end up paying rioters
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Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday
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challenging the administration's new anti-weaponization fund. The program was created as part of a settlement between President Trump and the government
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after he agreed to drop his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax records
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In the lawsuit, they write, quote, In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century
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President Donald J. Trump has created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund
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to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name
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The officers argue the money could reward people who took part in the Capitol attack
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including groups that led the breach of the building. The suit also argues the fund violates the Constitution and points to the 14th Amendment
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which states, quote, The Justice Department has defended the program
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saying it is open to anyone who believes they were targeted by a weaponized legal system during the Biden presidency
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not just January 6th defendants. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche also refused this week to rule out the possibility
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that some January 6th defendants could apply for payments. Music
