Dick Durbin said "One of your first official actions as Acting Attorney General was establishing a nearly $2 billion weaponization or slush fund to benefit January 6 cop-beaters while immunizing President Trump from IRS liability. You defended the slush fund by claiming, ‘People that hurt police get money all the time.’ Despite resounding bipartisan criticism and admitting this was a mistake, you have refused to rescind the order creating this fund, [which] can still be found on DOJ’s website today." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 17, 2026

One of your first official actions as Acting Attorney General was establishing a nearly $2 billion weaponization or slush fund to benefit January 6 cop-beaters while immunizing President Trump from IRS liability. You defended the slush fund by claiming, ‘People that hurt police get money all the time.’ Despite resounding bipartisan criticism and admitting this was a mistake, you have refused to rescind the order creating this fund, [which] can still be found on DOJ’s website today.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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durbin.senate.gov

Editor's note · Context

Opening statement in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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