Trump Calls $1.8B Compensation Fund “Peanuts”

Trump Calls $1.8B Compensation Fund “Peanuts”

From The Source with Kaitlan Collins by CNN Podcasts

May 21, 2026 · 48 min

About this episode

CNN interviews acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the administration's stance on taxpayer funded payouts for those who assaulted cops on January 6.

CNN presses acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on why the administration won’t rule out taxpayer funded payouts for those who assaulted cops on January 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Kaitlan Collins

Guest: Todd Blanche

Topics covered

  • Trump
  • January 6
  • compensation fund
  • taxpayer funding
  • law enforcement
  • politics

Keywords

  • Trump
  • compensation
  • taxpayer funding
  • January 6
  • Todd Blanche
  • CNN
  • law enforcement

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Organizations: CNN

Products: $1.8B Compensation Fund

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