The claim
“Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the creation of a $1.776 billion fund intended to compensate victims of alleged government weaponisation.”
Our verdict
True
Multiple news outlets report that Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges filed a lawsuit challenging the creation of the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund.
What we found
Multiple news outlets report that Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges filed a lawsuit challenging the creation of the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
USAToday article states that officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges sued President Trump and his administration to block the Justice Department's new $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund.
usatoday.com· USAToday reports lawsuit filed by Dunn and Hodges - Background
The lawsuit seeks to dissolve the fund to prevent taxpayer money from being disbursed to participants in the January 6 Capitol attack.
washingtonpost.com· Lawsuit context per article
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