Washington Post • May 21, 2026 09:00

Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund

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Jan. 6 rioters, George Santos, Mark McCloskey and Rod Blagojevich: A wide range of figures are eyeing the president’s new settlement fund.

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Tue 03:40 - Tagesschau

Harsh criticism of Trump's compensation fund

Wed 15:34 - The Hill

Wall Street Journal on compensation fund for Trump allies: 'Rotten'

Thu 05:29 - SRF International

Fund worth billions – Senate grills Justice Minister: money also for Capitol stormers?

Thu 09:00 - Washington Post

Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund

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05:29

Fund worth billions – Senate grills Justice Minister: money also for Capitol stormers?

Offiziell soll das Geld an vermeintliche Justizopfer gehen. Kritiker warnen, dass Trump-Anhänger begünstigt würden.

Tagesschau

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Harsh criticism of Trump's compensation fund

Die US-Regierung plant einen Milliardenfonds, um Justizopfer zu entschädigen. Die Opposition spricht von schwarzen Kassen und befürchtet, dass Trump-Anhänger und begnadigte Straftäter Geld erhalten. Von Benedikt Scheper.

The Hill

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Wall Street Journal on compensation fund for Trump allies: 'Rotten'

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board decried the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization fund,” which could serve to benefit some of President Trump’s political allies. In a Tuesday opinion piece, …