January 6 police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’

Two police officers who clashed with rioters at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection in 2021 have sued Donald Trump over plans to create a $1.776bn “anti-weaponization” fund. The fund, which critics have argued is essentially a slush fund , is set to compensate allies of the US president who he claims were victims of prosecutorial overreach. …