The Real J6 Victims Are Standing Up
5/27/202619 min
You know, President Donald Trump's 1.776 billion-dollar MAGA slush fund? The fund is intended for victims of "DOJ weaponization," like the January 6 insurrectionists Trump pardoned. Shockingly, very few people support it. And now former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and a colleague, actual victims of the January 6 insurrection, are suing the Trump administration to put a stop to this fund. Jane speaks with Dunn about the slush fund, his lawsuit, and why it's so important to him to stand up for what actually happened that day.
And in headlines: Trump has yet another physical, Republicans' redistricting war takes a hit, and the Trump administration thinks it may be a good idea to have federal employees sign NDAs. Just in case...
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First 90 secondsJane Coaston· Host0:00
[upbeat music] It's Wednesday, May 27th. I'm Jane Coaston, and this is What Today?, the show that briefly wondered, "Hey, what's Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. up to?" The answer: wrestling snakes outside of Dr. Oz's house. I don't know what I expected. [upbeat music] On today's show, President Donald Trump has a three-hour-long physical. Hmm. And his administration is reportedly thinking about having all federal employees sign NDAs. Sounds familiar. But let's start with Trump's $1.776 billion MAGA slush fund. The fund intended for victims of DOJ weaponization has very few supporters, besides, of course, the people who rioted on January 6th, who are looking forward to their checks. Here's Bullhorn Lady, Rachel Powell, speaking to CNN about the fund.
Rachel Powell· Soundbite1:02
It's my crime that day of breaking a window. Technically, that's a misdemeanor charge, and yet I had three years of a house arrest. Then having to endure everything I did through prison and getting a five-year sentence on top of that, that's clearly weaponization.
Jane Coaston· Host1:20
Never a good sign when you're saying, "Technically," about your charges. The fund came out of a deal made by Trump's personal attorneys and lawyers for the government over the leak of his tax