Jan. 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.77B ‘taxpayer-funded slush fund’

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration to block a $1.776 billion fund they claim would finance insurrectionists and paramilitary groups. The officers argue the fund, created by the Justice Department, would benefit Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by President Donald Trump and enable further violence. The lawsuit challenges the fund's legitimacy, calling it a 'corrupt sham' that violates taxpayer interests.