DOJ announces $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for Biden lawfare victims

Published May 18, 2026 1:04pm ET | Updated May 18, 2026 1:04pm ET



The Justice Department announced on Monday a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could help compensate Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants and allies of President Donald Trump who say they were politically targeted during the Biden administration.

The fund, announced in a DOJ press release Monday morning, was created as part of a settlement resolving Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his confidential tax records.

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