Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Tuesday that he is “not a fan” of the Justice Department’s newly announced “anti-weaponization” fund, the latest sign of GOP discomfort over a pool of money that critics are calling a “slush fund” for President Donald Trump’s political allies.

In rolling out the fund on Monday, the Justice Department stated there are no “partisan requirements” to be awarded some of the $1.776 billion set aside for victims of “weaponization and lawfare.” But Democrats have accused the DOJ of attempting to protect those in Trump’s orbit who have been prosecuted by the federal government. The funds could also extend to the hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants convicted and subsequently pardoned by Trump for their actions in the Capitol riot.