Federal Judge Halts Work On Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

“I move the committee add a new section to the rule providing immediate consideration of HR 7711, the No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act, so this bill would prohibit the use of federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021,” said McGovern.

“Additionally, my motion would self-execute an amendment that would require the attorney general of the United States to disclose any payments made by the so-called anti-weaponization fund, which was created by the corrupt settlement agreement between Donald Trump and his own administration,” he continued.

“This secret slush fund should be an outrage to every American, no matter your politics.”

Not long afterward, the GOP majority rejected the amendment, leading McGovern to express his angst on social media.

“Republicans just voted AGAINST my amendment to stop Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund from bailing out the convicted felons who assaulted cops on January 6th,” he wrote. “You read that right. They blocked us from even debating the issue on the House floor. Beyond shameful.”

Democrats, meanwhile, have routinely called for defunding police and continue to support soft-on-crime policies that see violent criminals released back onto the streets.