Jan. 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.77B ‘taxpayer-funded slush fund’

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 887

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people said to be victims of judicial weaponization, saying the fund would aid and encourage the pro-Trump rioters who attacked that Capitol that day and still harbor desire to harm the officers.

Retired U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges said in …

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