Two Capitol Police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack filed a

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Two Capitol Police officers who helped defend the US Capitol from the January 6th, 2021 attack filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block anyone, including rioters, from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.

[00:00:20]The officers' lawyers argue the so-called anti-weaponization fund is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to finance insurrectionists and paramilitary groups, and they urge its dissolution.

[00:00:32]They contend the fund's creation amounts to presidential corruption on a scale not seen this century.

[00:00:38]The suit was filed a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former Trump lawyer, defended the fund at a congressional hearing and would not rule out the possibility that January 6th participants could be eligible for payouts.

[00:00:52]The fund, part of a broader settlement framework, has drawn scrutiny over who qualifies and how awards would be administered.