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May 21, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade. They discuss the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization fund, which McQuade finds illegitimate.
WASHINGTON D.C. ~ A controversial Justice Department settlement fund for victims of “lawfare” set up by President Donald Trump has sparked a lawsuit from two police officers who faced down Jan. 6 rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in 2021.
The officers, Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, are taking issue with the $1.776 “Anti-Weaponization Fund” set up by the Trump administration, which was part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Trump against the Internal Revenue Service. This has raised concerns that the settlement will benefit Trump’s political allies, particularly those who participated in the Jan. 6 riot.
The lawsuit intends to block payments from the settlement, arguing it goes against the 14th Amendment. The ammednment is question reads “neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
