Two Capitol police officers filed a lawsuit to block a $1.776 billion fund established by the Trump administration to compensate individuals charged in the January 6, 2021, attack.Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges allege the program lacks congressional authorization and effectively functions as a taxpayer-funded slush fund for insurrectionists.The fund emerged as part of a settlement involving tax immunity for the family of Donald Trump after he issued pardons to nearly 1,600 participants in the riot.Acting Attorney General
Todd Blanche defends the initiative as a measure to assist citizens who were allegedly targeted by the justice system during the previous administration.