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Trump’s defunct Jan. 6 fund lives on in Georgia Senate race

The Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization fund” to payout Jan. 6 rioters and other perceived victims of “lawfare” might be dead, but the defunct Department of Justice initiative just won’t go away in the high-stakes Georgia Senate race.

Trump’s defunct Jan. 6 fund lives on in Georgia Senate race

TL;DR

  • Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was asked about supporting a 'victims of political weaponization fund' or similar compensatory relief.
  • The question was posed by a former Jan. 6 defendant at a town hall in Savannah, Georgia.
  • Collins stated that if the federal government harms individuals, it has a liability to them.
  • The topic relates to a defunct Trump administration initiative called the 'anti-weaponization fund.'