‘Blatant theft’: Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Bipartisan critics and constitutional experts warn the controversial fund could ultimately benefit January 6 defendants and Trump allies.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

A mounting legal and political controversy surrounds the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund established by Donald Trump’s Justice Department to compensate individuals who claim they were harmed by politically motivated government actions. However, former Justice…