Jan. 6 defendants still eyeing payouts, despite scrapped $1.8B fund
Summary
The U.S. Department of Justice canceled a planned $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate some people arrested after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Despite this, a lawyer representing many January 6 defendants is filing claims and lawsuits seeking financial compensation, supported by President Donald Trump, who said these individuals should be reimbursed.Key Facts
- The Department of Justice ended plans for an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" worth $1.8 billion.
- A lawyer named Peter Ticktin is representing around 400 January 6 defendants in claims and lawsuits against the federal government.
- Ticktin has already filed claims for about 200 clients and plans to file for 200 more.
- The recent lawsuit asks for at least $1 million in damages for each of nine plaintiffs.
- The plaintiffs claim they were wrongly prosecuted and faced unfair treatment by law enforcement.
- Seven of these plaintiffs were convicted but later pardoned by President Trump.
- President Trump has publicly supported efforts to compensate those charged after January 6.
- Under federal law, individuals harmed by the government can seek payouts through the Federal Tort Claims Act and may sue if claims are ignored.
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