Sen. Dick Durbin warns DOJ against ‘doling out compensation to rioters’ in new Trump fund
Sen. Dick Durbin has expressed concerns over the Justice Department's potential use of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate January 6 rioters. He called the idea of compensating those who attacked law enforcement during the Capitol riot 'absurd and offensive.' Durbin has requested transparency regarding eligibility for the fund and raised questions about its creation and intended use.
- ▪Sen. Dick Durbin urged the Justice Department to reconsider funding for January 6 rioters.
- ▪He described the potential compensation as 'absurd and offensive' given the violent nature of the riot.
- ▪Durbin requested documentation on eligibility criteria for the fund and raised concerns about its creation.
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FIRST ON NBC NEWSCapitol riotCapitol riotSen. Dick Durbin warns DOJ against ‘doling out compensation to rioters’ in new Trump fundDurbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, asked acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to provide more details about Trump’s $1.8B “anti-weaponization” fund.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington in March.Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 20, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT / Updated May 20, 2026, 6:33 PM EDTBy Frank Thorp V and Kyla GuilfoilWASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee urged the Justice Department Wednesday to reconsider its openness to providing money from the Trump administration’s new $1.8 billion…
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