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Tillis ramps up criticism of DOJ compensation fund: ‘It‘s politically tone deaf’

The Hill · May 25, 2026, 3:26 PM

Key takeaways

  • Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Justice Department s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, an initiative that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized in recent days.
  • I call it a payout pot for punks, Tillis said Sunday on CNN s State of the Union.
  • So, it s politically tone-deaf, he continued, telling host Jake Tapper, Whoever did it should be fired.

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Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Justice Department s nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, an initiative that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized in recent days.

I call it a payout pot for punks, Tillis said Sunday on CNN s State of the Union.

It makes no sense. So, it s politically tone-deaf, he continued, telling host Jake Tapper, Whoever did it should be fired.

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