Two police officers, a handful of rebelling Republicans, and a 1998 law stand between the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and reality. Here is what each of them can actually do — and why none of it is a sure thing.
How a $10 billion lawsuit, a $1.776 billion fund, and a one-page memo quietly removed every check the Constitution was built to keep.
Michael Caputo, longtime Trump ally and veteran of his first administration, filed the inaugural claim from the DOJ's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund — seeking $2.7 million with no published eligibility criteria governing who qualifies.
Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Now they're suing to block a $1.8 billion fund they argue is designed to compensate the people who attacked them — with no eligibility rules, no oversight, and disbursement controlled by the president's own appointees.
Acting AG Todd Blanche admitted before a Senate subcommittee that the DOJ's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund has no written eligibility rules, no independent oversight, and could compensate Trump campaign donors and January 6 convicts — administered by the president's own former defense lawy