What to know about Trump’s $1.7B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration could soon have access to a $1.7 billion dollar compensation fund, the Justice Department announced Monday, in a move slammed by Democrats as unconstitutional and corrupt.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement that the fund — dubbed the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — will represent “a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.” Blanche’s statement made no mention of how investigations and prosecutions of Trump’s political opponents under his watch have exposed the Justice

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