Jan. 6 officers seek to block $1.776 billion fund (opens in new tab)

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block payments from a new $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by the Trump administration for people who say they were victims of politically motivated prosecutions or investigations. The plaintiffs are Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn. The fund is part of an agreement to settle President Trump’s $10 ...