Two Jan. 6 police officers sue Trump to block $1.8B 'lawfare' fund
Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6 riot have filed a lawsuit against President Trump. They aim to block a $1.8 billion fund intended to support his allies claiming prosecutorial overreach. The lawsuit alleges that the fund is illegal and violates the Constitution and federal law.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
- ▪The plaintiffs are Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, and Daniel Hodges, an active officer of the Metropolitan Police Department.
- ▪The fund is described as a taxpayer-funded slush fund for insurrectionists and paramilitary groups.
18 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 10 lean left, 4 centre, 1 lean right, 1 right.
- ▪ Could violent January 6 rioters get money from the DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund? — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - AP News — Google News
- ▪ US police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Police sue to block Jan 6 rioters from payouts via Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ U.S. police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump’s $1.8 billion ’slush fund’ — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Jan. 6 officers sue Trump over ‘anti-weaponization fund’ — The Hill
- ▪ Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue DOJ over anti-weaponization fund — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Jan. 6 officers sue over Trump's $1.8B fund they call a "corrupt sham" — Axios
- ▪ Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund' — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Cops Who Defended Capitol On Jan. 6 Sue To Block Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund — Forbes — Business
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Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking to block the $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund set up by the Department of Justice to compensate Trump allies who claim they were victims of prosecutorial overreach."In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century, President Donald J. Trump has created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name," the lawsuit in U.S.
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