$1.776 billion slush fund to enrich January 6 rioters would be a billion-dollar theft

‘He’s Just Stealing Your Money’: House Dems Launch Bid to Block $1.8 Billion Trump-MAGA ‘Slush Fund’: “It’s illegal and corrupt as hell,” Congressman Don Beyer said of the president’s self-dealing $1.77 billion IRS settlement. “We’re fighting it in court.” Brett Wilkins, May 18, 2026

Todd Blanche Suggests Jan. 6 Rioters Eligible For ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payments: The Justice Department has not spelled out what "weaponization" means, but it apparently could include having been prosecuted for assaulting law enforcement. Arthur Delaney, HuffPost, May 19, 2026

Democrats Force First Vote On Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Democrats will try to make sure Republicans pay a political price if they support the president's new payout scheme. Arthur Delaney, HuffPost, May 19, 2026

A Criminal Conspiracy that Changes Everything.: The most brazen abuse of taxpayer money in American history just took place. Spread the word. Amber Tamblyn, May 19, 2026

Mike Johnson Pretends To Have No Idea ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Could Benefit Jan. 6 Rioters Meanwhile, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter told Huffpost he and others like him expected to be taken care of. Arthur Delaney, HuffPost, May 20, 2026

"It’s not unusual that a judge blocked the creation of President Trump’s “settlement” with himself, creating a $1.776 billion fund to reward people Trump seems to have been targeted by the government.
What’s unusual is that the administration calmly said it would comply.
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What changed?
This time, the administration faced skepticism from the courts and Congress."
“Checks and balances” is plural for a reason Congress and courts, together, prompted a different response from the Trump administration. Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must, Jun 02, 2026

BREAKING: Judge Brinkema is giving the Trump admin one week to submit a sworn statement — signed by the Attorney General and Treasury Secretary — that the slush fund will not go forward.

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— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) June 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Hey, I previously wrote: Who Paid $3 Million for the January 6 Riot & Election Overthrow Attempts: A reminder: The coup was planned, and many people organized it (Oct 19, 2024)