politics
Mike Pence says he hopes Trump administration will drop weaponization fund
Updated on: May 31, 2026 / 1:41 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Mike Pence called the Trump administration's "anti-weaponization fund" unacceptable.
- The fund aims to provide taxpayer-funded payouts to those who allege the legal system has been weaponized against them.
- Pence stated that individuals who assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol on January 6th should not receive money from this fund.
- The fund has caused division among Republicans and led to scrapped plans for immigration enforcement funding.
- A federal judge has temporarily barred the Justice Department from proceeding with the fund.
- Pence believes there's evidence of the administration whitewashing the events of January 6th, citing a White House timeline that blamed Capitol Police for the riot.