Jan. 6 Officers Sue to Freeze Trump's $1.7B ‘Anti-Weaponization' Fund

Two police officers who were at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, seeking to block the Department of Justice‘s new “anti-weaponization fund”, warning it will fund groups including the Proud Boys.

The pair, who clashed with rioters protesting the results of the 2020 election, are suing President Donald Trump, his Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, arguing the $1.776 billion fund endangers their lives and safety.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges want a judge to block the fund and reverse any payments made by the Treasury Department.

Blanche said Monday that the fund will be for those who believe they faced unfair prosecution by the Biden administration’s DOJ. Dunn and Hodges say it will mean the federal government will directly fund groups which threatened law enforcement.

“The Anti-Weaponization Fund will both compensate and empower the very people making those threats. Militias like the Proud Boys will use money from the Fund to arm and equip themselves,” the complaint, filed in the District of Columbia, read. “The Fund will grant their pasts acts of violence legal imprimatur. And, most chillingly, the Fund will signal to past and potential future perpetrators of violence against Dunn and Hodges that they need not fear prosecution; to the contrary, they should expect to be rewarded.”

Newsweek reached out to the White House, the DOJ, and the Treasury via email for comment on Wednesday morning.

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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM.