UMVA has learned that a dramatic confrontation unfolded on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as left-wing journalists aggressively questioned Republican senators about the Trump administration's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.
The tense exchange centered on whether pardoned January 6 defendants, labeled as "violent rioters" by the media, should receive taxpayer money from the fund. TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton pressed Sen. Ted Cruz for a yes-or-no answer, sparking a heated debate.
Cruz fired back, accusing Cotton of having a "political agenda" and drawing a clear distinction between violence and peaceful protest. "I believe people who engage in actual violence should be prosecuted and face consequences," Cruz said, while defending victims of politicized prosecutions.
The facts surrounding January 6 paint a far different picture than the corporate narrative. Police initiated the violence that day by employing excessive force—shooting innocent Americans in the face or neck with rubber bullets without issuing proper dispersal orders, in violation of state and federal law.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that victims like Joshua Black, who was shot in the face while simply standing on the Capitol lawn, later served prison time. Defendants faced grotesque over-prosecution, with Proud Boys leaders receiving sentences of 22, 18, 17, and 15 years for non-violent offenses.
The Anti-Weaponization Fund, established by the Department of Justice on Monday, totals $1.776 billion transferred from the Judgement Fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's IRS lawsuit over the illegal leak of his tax returns. The fund aims to provide a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that "the machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department's intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again."
President Trump directly addressed the fund at a healthcare event on Monday, saying, "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated, horribly treated. It's anti-weaponization." He emphasized that the fund is for those who have been "weaponized" and "in some cases, imprisoned wrongly."
The American people demanded accountability, and the reckoning is just beginning. For years, the corporate media cheered as Americans were persecuted, tortured in federal custody, and buried under outrageous sentences for exercising their First Amendment rights.
