{"id":397,"date":"2026-05-22T08:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:35:58","slug":"some-gop-senators-arent-on-board-with-trumps-weaponization-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=397","title":{"rendered":"Some GOP Senators Aren\u2019t On Board With Trump\u2019s Weaponization Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Some Senate Republicans expressed a desire to restrict a $1.776 billion fund in a $72 billion reconciliation package for immigration enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=395\">Two More Sentenced As Hundreds Of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses Face Persecution, Church Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Justice Department\u2019s fund could pay people alleging the legal system was \u201cweaponized\u201d against them. The fund is part of a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to end a civil lawsuit filed in January over the leak of his tax returns by an independent contractor; opponents of the fund expressed concerns about it being used by Trump and his <\/span><span>allies<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Senate Majority Leader John Thune\u00a0<\/span><span>told<\/span><span>\u00a0Punchbowl News Tuesday that senators wanted to place conditions on who can receive these fund payments, adding that he did not personally see a need for this fund. Other Republican senators also expressed their opposition.\u00a0<\/span><b>(RELATED: Trump Turns Up Heat On John Thune, Demands Senate Leader Fire Parliamentarian)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPeople are concerned about paying their mortgage or rent, affording groceries and paying for gas, not about putting together a $1.8 billion fund for the president and his allies to pay whomever they wish with no legal precedent or accountability,\u201d Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cImagine that<\/span><b>\u00a0\u2014<\/b><span>\u00a0a fund that is set up to compensate people who assaulted Capitol Police officers,\u201d Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said. \u201cHow absurd does that sound coming out of my mouth?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Cassidy\u00a0<\/span><span>lost<\/span><span>\u00a0his primary race against Republican Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, whom Trump endorsed. Trump backed his primary challenger largely because Cassidy voted to impeach Trump on charges of \u201cincitement of insurrection\u201d in February 2021. Tillis likewise publicly faced Trump\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span>wrath<\/span><span>\u00a0and opted against running for reelection after Trump threatened to recruit a primary challenger against him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two U.S. Capitol Police officers filed a\u00a0<\/span><span>lawsuit<\/span><span>\u00a0Wednesday attempting to block the fund. They claimed that potential payouts to rioters from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot could increase the risk of \u201cvigilante violence\u201d against them. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a Senate hearing Tuesday that a five-member commission, including himself, will administer the fund. He stated that the five-member commission would provide information on who is eligible to receive the funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=393\">LA Times Columnist Crawls Out Of Garbage To Tell World He Loves His City Covered In Poop And Blood<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Blanche was reportedly set to attend meetings with undisclosed Republican senators Thursday, including some who wanted to block the fund through the reconciliation package, Politico reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York introduced  Thursday to prohibit the use of taxpayer money for the fund. <\/span><span>Speaker Mike Johnson said during a press conference Wednesday that he did not have any information on whether Capitol rioters would receive this compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republicans were working to pass the immigration enforcement reconciliation package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through 2029. The package was in response to the 76-day shutdown of DHS after Democrats refused to fund the agency following high profile shootings involving immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump also wanted to use the spending package to set aside $1 billion for Secret Service security enhancements during the White House ballroom construction. However, the Senate was expected to not provide the funds for the ballroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough stripped the ballroom funds from the package in a Saturday ruling, stating that it violated the Byrd Rule. She also\u00a0<\/span><span>struck out<\/span><span>\u00a0other provisions related to ICE, CBP and DHS funding on Friday, requiring Senate Republicans to rework the language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=391\">3 Dead, 18 First Responders Hospitalized Responding To Hazmat Situation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans appear prepared to restrict President Donald Trump&#039;s $1.776 billion &#8220;anti-weaponization&#8221; fund in the $72 billion reconciliation package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,565,223,209],"class_list":["post-397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-donald-trump","tag-justice-department","tag-republicans","tag-senate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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