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Who killed a cop? I missed that, but I saw a lady get shot in the neck.
Do keep up, the discussion is about compensating those who were mistreated by a weaponized DOJ.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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Do keep up, the discussion is about compensating those who were mistreated by a weaponized DOJ.
I think innocent guys who sat in the filthy DC jail for a year and a half awaiting trial for a non-crime are entitled to some money.WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
The officers’ attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the fund’s creation during a congressional hearing. Blanche, a personal attorney for Trump before joining the Justice Department, wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who assaulted police on Jan. 6 would be eligible for fund payouts.
The lawsuit claims the government’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.” It describes the fund’s creation as “the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century” and calls for dissolving it.
“No statute authorizes its creation, the settlement on which it is premised is a corrupt sham, and its design violates the Constitution and federal law,” the suit says.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot. Nearly 1,600 people were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes, but Trump used his pardon powers to erase all of those cases in a sweeping act of clemency last year.
The plaintiffs suing Trump over the fund are Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who is running in Maryland for a seat in Congress. Hodges and Dunn both testified before Congress about their harrowing experiences on Jan. 6. Videos captured a rioter ripping a mask off Hodges as he was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.
The officers claim the fund “encourages those who enacted violence in the President’s name to continue to do so.”
“Dunn and Hodges already face credible threats of death and violence on regular basis; the Fund substantially increases the danger,” the suit alleges.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.apnews.com
I can't believe Congress is just sitting back and doing nothing.
Can you imagine if Pres. Obama would have announced that he was passing a reparations bill for slavery and Jim Crow, these fools would've lost their minds.
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No cops were killed.
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They are entitled to a lot of money.
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Why would you support a corrupt cop?
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Right, but you don't think innocent black folks who endured slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, racism and discrimination are entitled to a damn thing.
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That was passionate, but your use of “corrupt” to describe a member of the Capitol Police undermines your own claim.
Besides, the Capitol Police were defending Congress and the Capitol Building itself.
ICE wasn’t defending anything.
All the slaves are dead, so no, nobody deserves anything. My ancestors also suffered because of ethnicity, and I'm not axing for money. And you are aware there were some blacks among the pro-Trump Capitol protesters? Do you think the many innocent ones should have had to live in squalor for 18 months?
ICE was defending the law.
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We suffered much more than slavery? This country still benefits from slavery. Even former slave owners were paid reparations and what was given to the slaves after 200yrs of slavery? Nothing. You love to stop at slavery because you know there are plenty of black folks alive who suffered through Jim Crow, reclining, denial of GI benefits, discrimination, etc.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
The officers’ attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the fund’s creation during a congressional hearing. Blanche, a personal attorney for Trump before joining the Justice Department, wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who assaulted police on Jan. 6 would be eligible for fund payouts.
The lawsuit claims the government’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.” It describes the fund’s creation as “the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century” and calls for dissolving it.
“No statute authorizes its creation, the settlement on which it is premised is a corrupt sham, and its design violates the Constitution and federal law,” the suit says.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot. Nearly 1,600 people were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes, but Trump used his pardon powers to erase all of those cases in a sweeping act of clemency last year.
The plaintiffs suing Trump over the fund are Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who is running in Maryland for a seat in Congress. Hodges and Dunn both testified before Congress about their harrowing experiences on Jan. 6. Videos captured a rioter ripping a mask off Hodges as he was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.
The officers claim the fund “encourages those who enacted violence in the President’s name to continue to do so.”
“Dunn and Hodges already face credible threats of death and violence on regular basis; the Fund substantially increases the danger,” the suit alleges.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
I can't believe Congress is just sitting back and doing nothing.
Can you imagine if Pres. Obama would have announced that he was passing a reparations bill for slavery and Jim Crow, these fools would've lost their minds.
I agree, anyone who was engaging in violence that day shouldn’t get a dime, but there were a lot of people out in jail that day who were simply just inside the capitol, no violence. They should probably get something.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
The officers’ attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the fund’s creation during a congressional hearing. Blanche, a personal attorney for Trump before joining the Justice Department, wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who assaulted police on Jan. 6 would be eligible for fund payouts.
The lawsuit claims the government’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.” It describes the fund’s creation as “the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century” and calls for dissolving it.
“No statute authorizes its creation, the settlement on which it is premised is a corrupt sham, and its design violates the Constitution and federal law,” the suit says.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot. Nearly 1,600 people were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes, but Trump used his pardon powers to erase all of those cases in a sweeping act of clemency last year.
The plaintiffs suing Trump over the fund are Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who is running in Maryland for a seat in Congress. Hodges and Dunn both testified before Congress about their harrowing experiences on Jan. 6. Videos captured a rioter ripping a mask off Hodges as he was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.
The officers claim the fund “encourages those who enacted violence in the President’s name to continue to do so.”
“Dunn and Hodges already face credible threats of death and violence on regular basis; the Fund substantially increases the danger,” the suit alleges.
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
I can't believe Congress is just sitting back and doing nothing.
Can you imagine if Pres. Obama would have announced that he was passing a reparations bill for slavery and Jim Crow, these fools would've lost their minds.
Your examples don’t equate. Passing a reputations bill would be having white people pay black people for something that had no part of.
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They weren't supposed to be in the Capitol.
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I had no part in Jan 6, so why should I pay?
There are plenty living today who played a part in Jim Crow, reclining, denial of Veterans benefits, etc.
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I think those who were just walking around should get something. Their only crime was trespassing.
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Ok, how much do you want? Give me a number..
These black folks for their trouble get to live in the greatest country with the greatest opportunity on earth. Victimhood mentality does them no good whatsoever.
He wants $5 million.
San Francisco proposes reparations, includes $5 million for eligible Black people
Tuesday's meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will include a presentation by San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, which released its draft report in December.
www.pbs.org
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Doesn’t matter, it was just trespassing. Fine them, and call it a day
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Kind of like the guy who just got paid 835,000 for being an asshole online. His rights were violated.
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