Trump Officials Decline to Rule Out DOJ Payouts to Jan. 6 Rioters Who Assaulted Police

Summary: The Trump Administration started a new $1.776 billion fund to pay people they say the government treated unfairly. Vice President J.D. Vance and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this money might even go to Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police officers. Vance said they will look at each person one by one. This is a big change. Before, Vance said people who were violent on Jan. 6 should not be pardoned. Critics call the new fund an abuse of power.

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