Trump looking at government "compensation fund" for the January 6 criminals

[HereForTheParty]

Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump says he's looking at setting up some sort of government "compensation fund" for the January 6 criminals that he pardoned .

Trump says he's looking at setting up some sort of government "compensation fund" for the January 6 criminals that he pardoned

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-03-26T01:14:32.503Z

[lame54]

1. Grandma's SS should cover it

[HereForTheParty]

4. Gallows humor

I chuckled.

[dweller]

2. FUCK . THIS . SHIT !!

He can pay them out of his own pocket , he’s responsible for them being there

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[oasis]

9. Cheapskate Trump talks the talk, but he'd

rather see those Jan. 6 assholes starve rather than give them any of his “hard earned” cash.

[Solly Mack]

3. Reparations for slave owners. Reparations for insurrectionists.

Assbackwards.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Criminals and billionaires are the only people Trump cares about

[Maru Kitteh]

6. He's going to declare it a national holiday

Can’t imagine the details but you can be sure it’ll be some kind of celebration for” patriots.” Some combo of DKRP and vintage fashy bro propaganda. Whatever Elon likes.

[vapor2]

10. Didn't he say it was a day of love?

sick man destroying everything in sight

[HereForTheParty]

12. There's talk of them being included in the country's 250th celebration

At this point I'd say it's more likely than not, sadly.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. At this point it'll almost seem weird if he doesn't do it. You know he will

it’s just a question of when, and how much fashy propeganda and production value they lay out the coin for.

[Johonny]

7. Doge checks for criminals

Thats what people voted for right? Suckers.

[58Sunliner]

8. Maybe he can give them his crypto coins.

[Demovictory9]

11. incredible

[LudwigPastorius]

14. How else are they supposed to pay for their spiffy, new, matching brown shirts?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. Maddowblog-Trump open to possible 'compensation fund' for pardoned Jan. 6 criminals

Would Trump reward Jan. 6 rioters with some kind of reparations? “There’s talk about that” in the administration, the president said.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-jan-6-compensation-fund-pardons-rcna198151

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll released last month found lopsided results on one of Donald Trump’s signature issues: “The president’s least popular action is his decision to pardon all those convicted of crimes in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. More than 8 in 10 oppose the pardons for those who were convicted of violent crimes.”

By most measures, 83% of Americans don’t agree on much, but they agree that pardoning violent criminals who clashed with police and attacked their own country’s Capitol was not a good move.,,,,,,

Is there anything else the president can do for those who attacked the Capitol in his name? Evidently, yes. Politico reported:

President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the possibility of financial compensation for people who were prosecuted for taking part in the riot at the Capitol in 2021. Speaking to Newsmax on Tuesday night, Trump said he had taken ‘care’ of his supporters who attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss and added there is ‘talk’ about compensating them.

In response to a question about a “compensation fund” for Jan. 6 rioters who were held accountable for their crimes, Trump talked about the idea as if it were under serious consideration.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3llambov3q22o

Link to tweet

“There’s talk about that,” the president said. “A lot of the people that are in the government now talk about it because a lot of the people in government really like that group of people.”

The Republican didn’t elaborate on the details, but taken at face value, he appeared to be describing what would effectively be reparations for Jan. 6 felons, presumably to be financed by taxpayers.

In other words, there’s “talk” in the White House about transferring money from your wallet to rioters’ wallets — not because they earned it, but because Trump is open to the idea of rewarding them for committing crimes that he approved of.

I can’t wait to see how well this polls

I suspect that trump will settle the lawsuit with Ashli Babbit's family and let her collect on that silly lawsuit,