Two January 6 police officers sue to block Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. The fund was created as part of a settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns and is intended to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted by the federal government. The officers argue the fund is an illegal mechanism that could financially reward January 6 rioters and paramilitary groups.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 1% of divergence this week. 19 outlets covered it, splitting into 15 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 19 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
HuffPost
Trump Will Fund Far-Right Extremists And Militias If Slush Fund Allowed: Lawsuit
funding extremists · negative
Daily Wire
J6 Officers Sue Trump Over $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
administration defense vs critics · neutral
First to report
- Politicofirst
- Reuters+36 min
- CNN+7.4 h
- ABC News+7.7 h
- New York Times+7.8 h
- Axios+8.7 h
- Washington Examiner+9.2 h
- PBS NewsHour+9.4 h
- The Hill+9.8 h
- HuffPost+10.3 h
- Daily Wire+11.7 h
- Wall Street Journal+14.9 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Left decries pardoned rioters profiting from a weaponization pretense; right questions the fund's viability as Trump signals retreat amid international condemnation and internal uncertainty.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Trump adds uncertainty to the status of $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund”NBC NBC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund gets cold reception from GOP on Capitol Hill”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“What’s Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’ and why are legal experts alarmed?” · Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour, Axios, AP News, Reuters, The Hill, Politico, Le Monde
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HPHuffPost Trump Will Fund Far-Right Extremists And Militias If Slush Fund Allowed: Lawsuit 114d ago CNNCNN Blanche insists violent conduct will be weighed when applying for new anti-weaponization fund payouts 114d ago NPRNPR Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund 113d ago TNew York Times Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund 114d ago LEFT-CENTER2
ABCABC News 2 officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to stop Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund 114d ago NBCNBC News Trump adds uncertainty to the status of $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund 99d ago CENTER7
PBSPBS NewsHour Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund 113d ago AAxios Jan. 6 officers sue over Trump's $1.8B fund they call a 'corrupt sham' 114d ago APAP News Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund RReuters Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund' 114d ago HThe Hill Jim Acosta on DOJ anti-weaponization fund: 'Shouldn't I be compensated?' 112d ago PPolitico Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ 114d ago BLBloomberg Trump Calls Settlement Fund ‘Great Idea’ Despite GOP Blowback 96d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
WSJWall Street Journal Two Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Stop Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund 113d ago RIGHT3
WEWashington Examiner Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund gets cold reception from GOP on Capitol Hill 113d ago DWDaily Wire J6 Officers Sue Trump Over $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund 114d ago WTWashington Times Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash 104d ago 7 tracked claims across 19 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The fund will be used to compensate January 6 rioters and paramilitary groups
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