Top DOJ official removes post on alternate plan for alleged 'weaponization' victims
Summary
A top official at the Department of Justice (DOJ) deleted a social media post suggesting the Trump administration might still compensate victims of claimed Biden-era "weaponization" through a different plan. This came after the acting Attorney General said the DOJ was ending the earlier plan called the "Anti-Weaponization Fund," which was part of a legal settlement involving President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- The DOJ’s number three official, Stanley Woodward, posted and then deleted a message about an alternative compensation plan.
- The "Anti-Weaponization Fund" was created in exchange for President Trump dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and other civil claims.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress the fund would be scrapped.
- Woodward responded positively to Senator Lindsey Graham’s suggestion to use the Federal Torts Claims Act for compensation instead.
- Democrats raised concerns that the administration might still try to pay Jan. 6 rioters through other means.
- President Trump said on a podcast that he was not abandoning the fund despite the court ruling against it.
- Trump suggested those pardoned by him, likely referring to Jan. 6 rioters, should be reimbursed for damages caused by what he called a "crooked government."
- DOJ has not commented on why Woodward deleted his post.
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