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January 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’

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January 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’

Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies

Two police officers who clashed with rioters at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection in 2021 have sued Donald Trump over plans to create a $1.776bn “anti-weaponization” fund.

The fund, which critics have argued is essentially a slush fund, is set to compensate allies of the US president who he claims were victims of prosecutorial overreach.

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Originally reported by The Guardian