Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators

President Donald Trump defended a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund, claiming it benefits individuals prosecuted by the Biden administration after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, withheld support for Trump’s attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, until the fund is formally ended. Trump commuted sentences for 14 Jan. 6 participants and pardoned others, calling them 'great American Patriots.'