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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 2 MIN

Trump's unusual and controversial 'Anti-Weaponisation Fund'

from Radio National Breakfast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The US Department of Justice has set up a $2.5 billion fund (US$ 1.776) to pay millions of dollars to people deemed victims of "lawfare".The government has indicated the "Anti-Weaponisation Fund" could be used to compensate allies of the President, and the administration has faced questions around whether that could extend to convicted participants of the January 6 riots. 

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