r/moderatepolitics • u/ilikedomos • 19h ago

News Article Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-fund-jan6-capitol-riot-39b193211349b42e6218c5a1007785c9
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u/sfgf27 18h ago edited 14h ago

Trump needs to drop this.

J6ers that think they were treated unfairly can continue to seek civil court settlements (Ashley Babbitt’s family got $5 million & a class action suit is pending by several J6ers claiming excessive force/emotional distress)- similar to how scores of George Floyd rioters & protesters received $80-100 million in payouts so far from cities like Denver & NYC.

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u/kranelegs 15h ago

Calling those similar situations is absolutely ridiculous. BLM protesters were not pardoned of their crimes, their crimes did not come close to seditious conspiracy, which some J6rs did for the first time since the world trade bomber (not the planes but a decade earlier than that). Also those awarded were part of a subset of protests that had been subjected to police escalation and/or unlawful arrests which did not result in charges for a majority of them. Also it was $13 million in NYC meant to pay off a class action suit instead of facing potentially far larger compensation.

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u/sfgf27 13h ago

Hate to break it to you but half of America (including a good chunk of independents like me and 15% of dems) view J6 as a riot and not an insurrection.

And you’re probably right that it’s ridiculous to compare J6 to the George Floyd riots which caused billions of $s in damage including federal buildings damaged and a police station burned down. Not to mention the 2 dozen people killed.

For the record I loathe the J6 knuckleheads for the riot and disagreed with the blanket pardons for J6ers.

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u/Terratoast 12h ago

Hate to break it to you but half of America (including a good chunk of independents like me and 15% of dems) view J6 as a riot and not an insurrection.

What people *believe* has no bearing on the facts. The J6 individuals attacked the capitol because they believed the lies told by Trump and wanted to prevent the votes from being certified.

The George Floyd protests happened because people were upset that the police murdered someone. Accountability is important and more-so for people in a position of power like a police officer.