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Take action: No public funds for insurrectionists!

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  This is a message from National Campaign For Justice and does not imply the editorial endorsement of The Intercept or any of its staff. National Campaign For Justice will collect your name and email address if you participate in the action below. Trump’s Justice Department created a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could send taxpayer money to MAGA loyalists, January 6 defendants, and political allies claiming they were targeted by Biden’s Department of Justice. This is a slush fund that's as corrupt as it gets.   Trump sued over the leak of his tax returns and “settled” the lawsuit, and his own administration created a massive taxpayer-backed compensation fund that would benefit the same political movement that attacked the Capitol on January 6.   Even Republicans know this is indefensible. According to the DOJ, the settlement also blocks the IRS from auditing or pursuing charges tied to Trump’s tax returns, including his family and his businesses. That mean...