Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is not ruling out making payments to those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as part of the Justice Department’s new, $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

“Anybody can apply,” Blanche said during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing Tuesday morning in response to a question from Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).

“ The commissioners will set rules I’m sure,” Blanche continued. “That’s not for me to set. That’s for the commissioners, and whether an individual, an Oath Keeper as you just mentioned, applies for compensation … anybody in this country can apply.”

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    LOL, the party of “back the blue” is…backing payments for people that assaulted police officers in one of the largest terrorist attacks in American history.

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      Why let those assholes take the whole pie if anyone can apply?

      You could make some fake AI photos of you and the fucking q anon shaman ripping shots and yelling with one another in front of the capitol or some shit.

      Could even make a fucking business out of it. You want me to Photoshop you with QAnon shaman to make sure those assholes don’t get a handout bigger than we do?

      Gimme $50. I got you.

      🤷‍♂️

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      I mean, going a step further, it’s not like fraud means anything anymore, just pretend your Enrique Tarrio and take his check.

      Since we’re basically in a free-for-all in terms of identity theft in this country, seeing how many people scammed the US unemployment systems during COVID, I bet these people would not have anywhere near the systems in place to actually ensure they’re sending checks to the real people, and not people impersonating them.

      Who frauds the fraudsters?

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    Hopefully this gets stopped in court, given that the “unfair targeting” allegation really has no leg to stand on since these people were convicted in a court of law and part of accepting a pardon means admitting guilt.

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    If one of those traitors lived near me, and they got a fat payout, after being sprung from prison, their house would burn down, and other bad things would happen.

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      Yeah, there’s a website somewhere tracking and doxxing them all. Nearest one J6er is 45 minutes away, but I have a redhat around the corner.

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    In a sane world, this would be a “You’ve won a free boat! Claim your prize at the police station” trap, but such is not the world we’re living in.