Retired Judge Scheindlin Denounces Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters
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Updated · Raw Story · May 28
Retired Judge Scheindlin Denounces Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters
4 articles · Updated · Raw Story · May 28
Shira Scheindlin said on CNN that Donald Trump’s anti-weaponization fund wrongly casts Jan. 6 defendants as “innocent victims” and rejects any claim they are owed compensation.
A quote from one rioter saying he had “earned” a quieter life drew Scheindlin’s sharpest rebuke: “He hasn’t earned anything. He was a rioter.”
Scheindlin argued the $1.8 billion fund stems from a “collusive settlement” with the IRS and said it threatens the integrity of the judicial process.
She is also part of a coalition of judges seeking to reopen the case and block the fund, saying they have a strong interest in intervening.
What precedent does this 'collusive settlement' set for the separation of powers and the integrity of the US judicial process?