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DOJ Creates $1.8 B Fund for Trump Allies, Senators Decry

5/24/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion fund to compensate U.S. President Donald Trump allies who say they were unjustly investigated, with eligibility possibly extending to some convicted Jan. 6 rioters.
The department removed Jan. 6 news releases from its website, calling the material partisan propaganda.
Senators Dick Durbin and Thom Tillis denounced the $1.776 billion fund as absurd and bad policy.

History

Historical Context

In 2008 the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Michael Mukasey, paid $1.5 billion to the exonerated Central Park Five after their 2002 convictions were vacated and a $41 million city settlement followed in 2014. Today the same department proposes a $1.776 billion fund for Donald Trump allies and some Jan. 6 defendants, a plan criticized by Senators Dick Durbin and Thom Tillis.

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Story summary

The Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion fund to compensate U.S. President Donald Trump allies who say they were unjustly investigated, with eligibility possibly extending to some convicted Jan. 6 rioters.
The department removed Jan. 6 news releases from its website, calling the material partisan propaganda.
Senators Dick Durbin and Thom Tillis denounced the $1.776 billion fund as absurd and bad policy.

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