US 'Attorney' Jeanine Pirro wants to give taxpayer money to J6 insurrectionists to refund them the fines they paid [View all]

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @MaxFlugrath
"That's me screaming because the guy...is...trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb." – Capitol police officer on January 6th.

Trump officials want to give taxpayer money to the J6 insurrectionists as restitution.

Link to tweet

Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews
NEW: In court filing, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro asks a court to order the handover of taxpayer-funded reimbursement money to a pair of Jan 6 riot defendants

The defendants had been ordered to pay damages to a fund to help victims & repair Capitol

Instead, we'll pay for it

Officer Beaten by the Jan. 6 Mob Is On Duty Again, This Time to Protect Trump
Officer Daniel Hodges said he had come to grips with the idea that his professional duty now required him to protect a man whose supporters beat him, kicked him and tried to gouge his eyes out in 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/officer-jan-6-trump-protection.html