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‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund
Legal experts and critics from both political parties have condemned a $1.776bn 'anti-weaponization' fund launched by Donald Trump's justice department, calling it a corrupt slush fund for Maga allies that improperly benefits January 6 insurrectionists. The fund, intended to pay alleged victims of 'lawfare', has sparked a legal and political firestorm.
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