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Mike Pence says he hopes Trump administration will drop weaponization fund

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Washington — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that he hopes the Trump administration will drop its new “anti-weaponization fund” that has sparked pushback on Capitol Hill and divided Republicans. “The idea of creating a fund that could compensate people who assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol that day is totally unacceptable,” Pence … Read more

Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund

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A fired Jan. 6 prosecutor and a law professor acquitted in a federal criminal case brought by the Trump administration are among the plaintiffs who sued Friday to block a $1.8 billion dollar fund established to give payouts to allies of President Donald Trump. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more

Former prosecutor who railed against Trump’s weaponization of DOJ wins Dem primary

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zach Dembo, a former U.S. attorney and Kentucky policy advisor, won a primary on Tuesday evening in a bid to fill Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District seat. Although they now have their candidate, Democrats will face an uphill road to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives … Read more

Who could benefit from Trump’s $1.7+ billion “weaponization” fund?

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When President Trump and the Justice Department settled the president’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department Monday over the leak of his tax returns, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced, as part of the agreement, the creation of a $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which he said would “provide a systematic process to … Read more

Apologies and cash headed to alleged ‘weaponization’ victims in billion-dollar Trump settlement

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department has created a $1.776 billion fund for people who allege they were victims of federal government “lawfare” as part of a settlement agreement in President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The Anti-Weaponization Fund creates a formal process for Americans alleging they … Read more

Two more Trump allies say Biden FBI secretly seized their data amid ‘weaponization’ controversy

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least two more allies of President Donald Trump have said the Biden-era FBI secretly sought their records, in addition to the records of FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Republican operative Corey Lewandowski, who currently serves as a Department of … Read more

Ex-FBI official fired by Trump admin lobs DOJ weaponization accusation while launching US House bid

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington field office Dave Sundberg has mounted a bid for U.S. Congress, accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of weaponizing the Justice Department. The U.S. House hopeful accused the administration of firing him while sweeping out people who wouldn’t execute … Read more