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Dick Durbin: “This new Magus slush fund of $1.8 billion, that money is…”

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Durbin Slams Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom And Slush Fund For Jan. 6 Insurrectionists & Trump Allies

Published | Video Starts at 08:42

We're not only going to release full and unconditionally all those arrested as an insurrectionist mob on the Capitol, we're going to give them compensation. How much is it worth to be on the good side of the president? With This new Magus slush fund of $1.8 billion, that money is headed for the pocketbooks of the individuals who crashed this capital. Can you think of anything worse? Any incentive to attack police? Any worse than that? I can't think of it. Lawyers for those January 6th insurrectionists who Trump pardoned have already said they're going to apply for compensation. (08:42–08:50)

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Asserts that a $1.8 billion fund is intended for individuals involved in the Capitol attack.

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