Why You Should Be Optimistic That Opposition to Trump’s Slush Fund Will Prevail
There is growing bipartisan opposition in Congress against President Trump's proposed fund for pardoned January 6th rioters. Republican lawmakers have expressed their discontent, with some stating that the fund is morally wrong and politically damaging. A bill introduced by Reps. Fitzpatrick and Suozzi aims to ban the use of federal funds for this purpose, but it may struggle to gain enough support to pass.
- ▪Lawmakers from both parties are pushing to ban taxpayer money going to January 6th payouts.
- ▪Republican senators have voiced significant concerns about the fund, with some calling it 'stupid' and 'morally wrong.'
- ▪A bipartisan bill introduced in the House seeks to prohibit federal funds from being used for Trump's proposed compensation plan.
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Press PassWhy You Should Be Optimistic That Opposition to Trump’s Slush Fund Will PrevailLawmakers from both parties are pushing a ban on taxpayer money going to Jan. 6th payoutsJoe PerticoneMay 26, 202611Share(Photo illustration by The Bulwark / Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)Keep Ya Head UpPresident Donald Trump’s “settlement”1 with his own Department of Justice to establish a fund to disburse completely unaccountable payments to pardoned January 6th rioters and others who claim to have been unfairly investigated and prosecuted by the federal government has met significant opposition in Congress. Even Republican lawmakers have spoken out publicly against it.
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