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Trump Seeks Settlement Funds to Aid Jan 6 Rioters, Leaders Condemn

6/2/2026

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President Donald Trump proposes using the $1.776 billion Justice Department settlement to compensate Jan 6 participants.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Rep. Ron Johnson and Rep. Ralph Norman condemn the plan, labeling the Capitol attack a ‘self-made riot’ by Trump opponents.
Professor John Kenneth White argues Trump’s denial of Jan 6 violence mirrors post-Civil War Southern attempts to rewrite history, while the Justice Department removes insurrection references from its website.

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President Donald Trump proposes using the $1.776 billion Justice Department settlement to compensate Jan 6 participants.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Rep. Ron Johnson and Rep. Ralph Norman condemn the plan, labeling the Capitol attack a ‘self-made riot’ by Trump opponents.
Professor John Kenneth White argues Trump’s denial of Jan 6 violence mirrors post-Civil War Southern attempts to rewrite history, while the Justice Department removes insurrection references from its website.