{"id":997,"date":"2026-05-20T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/officers-who-defended-capitol-from-rioters-sue-to-block-payouts-from-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:33:00","slug":"officers-who-defended-capitol-from-rioters-sue-to-block-payouts-from-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/officers-who-defended-capitol-from-rioters-sue-to-block-payouts-from-1-8b-anti-weaponization-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters\u00a0\u00a0to block anyone \u2014 including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters \u2014 from receiving payouts from a new\u00a0$1.776 billion settlement fund\u00a0for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/the-gops-yolo-caucus-is-small-but-growing-that-may-spell-trouble-for-trumps-congressional-agenda\/\">The GOP\u2019s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump\u2019s congressional agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The officers\u2019 attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the fund\u2019s creation during a congressional hearing. Blanche, a personal attorney for President Donald Trump before joining the Justice Department, wouldn\u2019t rule out the possibility that\u00a0rioters who assaulted police\u00a0on Jan. 6 would be eligible for fund payouts.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims the government\u2019s \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund\u201d is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to \u201cfinance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.\u201d It describes the fund\u2019s creation as \u201cthe most brazen act of presidential corruption this century\u201d and calls for dissolving it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo statute authorizes its creation, the settlement on which it is premised is a corrupt sham, and its design violates the Constitution and federal law,\u201d the suit says.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol\" class=\"wp-image-993\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/57d027f7ed6c9a57763f22e00b9b97e3.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/John Minchillo, File)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 Violent protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan...\" class=\"wp-image-994\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d883c0015f5153cec21b80180ca360f5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 Violent protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, File)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Jan. 6,...\" class=\"wp-image-995\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e35dc09ccce93a267f0f3ea8000de425.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John Minchillo, File)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol\" class=\"wp-image-996\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-1024x684.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-1536x1026.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e7b4fd5535eecf6f2ba8c36d64eafc70.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/John Minchillo, File)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The fund stems from a settlement of Trump\u2019s $10 billion lawsuit\u00a0against the Internal Revenue Service\u00a0over the leak of his tax returns. It\u2019s designed to compensate those who believe they were mistreated by prior administrations\u2019 Justice Department. Decisions on payouts will be made by a five-member commission appointed by the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot. Over 1,600 people were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes, but Trump used his pardon powers to erase all of those cases in a sweeping act of clemency last year.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs suing Trump over the fund are Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who is running in Maryland for a seat in Congress. Hodges and Dunn both testified before Congress about their harrowing experiences on Jan. 6. Videos captured a rioter ripping a mask off Hodges as he was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/poland-welcomes-u-s-statements-that-troop-reduction-there-is-temporary\/\">Poland welcomes U.S. statements that troop reduction there is temporary<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The officers claim the fund \u201cencourages those who enacted violence in the President\u2019s name to continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDunn and Hodges already face credible threats of death and violence on regular basis; the Fund substantially increases the danger,\u201d the suit alleges.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, members of Congress peppered Blanche with questions about the fund. He described it as \u201cunusual\u201d but not unprecedented. Blanche failed to acknowledge that Trump\u2019s Justice Department has investigated and prosecuted some of the Republican president\u2019s political enemies, including\u00a0former FBI Director James Comey\u00a0and\u00a0New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also are named as defendants in the officers\u2019 lawsuit. Spokespeople for the Justice and Treasury departments didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment on the suit.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the attorneys for the officers is\u00a0Brendan Ballou, a former Justice Department prosecutor who handled Jan. 6 cases.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/george-soros-foundations-pledge-300m-for-us-democracy-amid-attacks-on-nonprofits\/\">George Soros\u2019 foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters are suing to block anyone \u2014 including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters \u2014 from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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