Jan. 6 Defendants Pursue Payouts for 400 Clients After $1.8 Billion Fund Is Scrapped
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 3
Jan. 6 Defendants Pursue Payouts for 400 Clients After $1.8 Billion Fund Is Scrapped
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 3
Summary
About 400 Jan. 6 defendants are still seeking compensation from the federal government, with lawyer Peter Ticktin saying he has filed claims for roughly 200 clients and plans 200 more.
At least $1 million per person is being sought in a new lawsuit for nine plaintiffs, using the Federal Tort Claims Act after the Justice Department abandoned its proposed $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.
Donald Trump encouraged the push this week, saying pardoned Jan. 6 defendants "should be reimbursed," while Ticktin said he expects a more receptive response from U.S. attorneys in Washington under Jeanine Pirro.
More than 1,580 people were charged over the Jan. 6 attack, including over 1,000 guilty pleas, underscoring the scale of any compensation effort even after the dedicated fund was dropped.