Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, seeking to block a $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund for Trump allies.
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ https://t.co/gmjqKLKSkA
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According to the lawsuit, the officers argued the taxpayer-funded program improperly benefits individuals who claimed they faced political prosecution after the Capitol unrest. The suit described the fund as a misuse of federal resources, the report said.
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