Trump, Johnson meet at White House over DOJ's 'anti-weaponization' fund
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President Trump met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the White House on Monday to discuss the Justice Department's controversial $1.776 billion antiweaponization fund, sources in the Speaker's office confirmed to The Hill and to NewsNation's Joe Khalil.
The meeting comes as Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have voiced frustration over the fund, which would issue payouts to individuals who believe they have been wronged by the government, in particular under the Biden administration. Potential beneficiaries of the fund could include those implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol and other Trump allies who appear to already be applying...
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