The Trump Administration Is Using an Obscure Federal Process to Pay People Who Assaulted Police on January 6

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Unchecked discretion, perpetual appropriation, and no court to ask: the settlement machine.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: The Trump Administration Is Using an Obscure Federal Process to Pay People Who…

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