Hundreds of people accused of joining a mob that fought police and broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, are looking for multi-million dollar payouts from a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund launched by Donald Trump’s administration.
They join other Trump supporters lining up for potentially seven-figure checks from the administration, which has opened a fund to “victims” of government “lawfare and weaponization,” what critics have called a “slush fund” that rewards his allies.
