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Could violent January 6 rioters get money from the DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund?

Name: Could violent January 6 rioters get money from the DOJ's "anti-weaponization" fund?
Uploaded: 2026-05-21T07:31:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 11 s
Description: The Justice Department's new fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was "weaponized" against them could provide money to violent rioters who participated in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.

The Justice Department's new fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was "weaponized" against them could provide money to violent rioters who participated in the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.