Pence on Trump's weaponization fund: "My hope is the administration will drop it"
Summary
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he hopes the Trump administration will stop the new "anti-weaponization fund." This fund would pay people who claim the legal system treated them unfairly, including some involved in the January 6 Capitol attack, which Pence opposes.Key Facts
- The "anti-weaponization fund" has $1.776 billion from a settlement related to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.
- The fund aims to give money to people who say the legal system was used unfairly against them.
- Some supporters of President Trump who were charged for the January 6 attack want to apply for money from the fund.
- Senate Republicans are divided and have questioned how the fund will work and who will qualify.
- Pence opposes the fund, saying those who attacked police and damaged the Capitol should not get taxpayer money.
- A judge temporarily stopped the Justice Department from moving forward with the fund’s implementation.
- Pence criticized the current administration for the way it described the January 6 events, saying it unfairly blamed Capitol Police.
- Pence said many Republicans and Democrats fulfilled their duties that day and warned against rewriting history.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.