Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 1,073

Last Updated: 3 days ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended his highly criticized, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund on social media and in a Cabinet meeting Friday, as two key Republican senators withheld support for the president’s nominee for attorney general over Trump’s refusal to formally end the pot of money.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the fund, in exchange for him dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, would not benefit him, but rather “the great …

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