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5 high-profile figures angling for ‘anti-weaponization fund’ money
Key takeaways
- The $1.776 billion fund is set to give payouts and issue formal apologies to those who seek compensation because they think the government wronged them.
- During a briefing Tuesday, Vice President Vance said, the people that would get the money are people, some of whom have been prosecuted completely disproportionate to any crime they ve ever committed.
- He went on to suggest Tina Peters, a former elections clerk in Colorado who was the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
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The $1.776 billion fund is set to give payouts and issue formal apologies to those who seek compensation because they think the government wronged them.
During a briefing Tuesday, Vice President Vance said, the people that would get the money are people, some of whom have been prosecuted completely disproportionate to any crime they ve ever committed.
He went on to suggest Tina Peters, a former elections clerk in Colorado who was the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
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