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Trump defends DOJ fund after Senate Republicans push back
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- President Donald Trump on Friday defended the controversial new Department of Justice "Anti-Weaponization Fund," saying, "I gave up a lot of money" in allowing it to be created.
- But the fund is intended to compensate many of his supporters who allege they were victims of prosecutorial overreach by the DOJ under the Biden administration.
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President Donald Trump on Friday defended the controversial new Department of Justice "Anti-Weaponization Fund," saying, "I gave up a lot of money" in allowing it to be created.
Trump's comments came a day after the fund received strong pushback from Senate Republicans, and some lawmakers promoted legislation that would ban taxpayer money from being used for the $1.8 billion payout pool.
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