Two police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach have filed suit to prevent President Donald Trump from implementing his settlement agreement with the IRS and Treasury Department.
Their suit, filed on May 20, alleges that funds from the $1.77 billion settlement will be used to “directly finance the violent operations of rioters, paramilitaries, and their supporters.”
Trump sued the government in January, seeking $10 billion after his tax returns were leaked during his first term in office.
On May 18, the Justice Department announced the settlement, which creates a fund that will recompense victims of alleged government “weaponization.”
Retired U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel Hodges said Trump’s suit was “frivolous … because Trump, as the sitting president, was both the plaintiff and in direct control of all defendants.”…
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump Settlement Fund
