Violent MAGA Goons and Election Nuts Launch Grab for $1.8B Grift

Eva Marie Uzcategui / REUTERS Jan. 6 rioters and election deniers are lining up for their piece of the Justice Department’s nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate so-called “victims” of government weaponization. Various individuals associated with the Capitol riots and attempts to overturn the 2020 election, like pillow pitchman Mike Lindell and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, have said they intend to cash in, as have non-public figures who served time in prison. They are now sharing their sob stories while expressing their appreciation for what critics say is a brazen “slush fund” by Donald Trump to reward allies. Lindell, whose false claims about the election spurred costly defamation suits , company boycotts , and attention from the FBI, told CNN he believes MyPillow lost $400 million. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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