Trump, top officials defend $1.8B fund with inaccurate claims

The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they have been politically persecuted has set off a revolt among Republican senators and drawn denunciations from Democrats who have labeled it President Donald Trump’s “slush fund.” But those who anticipated being eligible, such as pro-Trump supporters who were prosecuted and pardoned for mobbing the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, expressed elation.

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