Over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continued to vocally support the U.S. Department of Justice's recently launched "Anti-Weaponization Fund" during an appearance on Newsmax TV's "The Big Take."
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche launched the fund, worth $1.778 billion, to "hear and redress" claims from those targeted with governmental weaponization and lawfare during the Biden administration.
"The Democrats want to weaponize the federal government, which we did for four years under Joe Biden, and if they do it [again], then we're not going to have a country left. We're going to be fighting in the streets," Tuberville told show host Ed Henry. "So, President Trump's exactly right. We need to help these people who were arrested, thrown in jail for a year, two years, lost their businesses, lost their families or are dead broke. They weren't given due process."
Tuberville pushed back against the narrative that the fund would be used to support individuals guilty of assaulting members of law enforcement on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C, while also criticizing fellow Republican senators for knowingly misrepresenting the fund's purpose.
"Now, we do not need to help people who went after law enforcement agents. That's not going to happen. Todd Blanche came and told us all as a group last week, all the Republican senators, that's not going to happen," explained Tuberville. "And for some reason, some of these senators go outside and say, 'Listen, you know, I'm not going to vote for anything that's going to reward people who attack law enforcement officers.' I don't know where they came up with that. I was in the same meeting. So, we need to help these people out."
He also slammed legislators on both sides of the aisle for sending hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine while refusing to help Americans at home wronged by the Biden administration.
"But the people who are against this are the same people who, for four years, Republicans and Democrats voted for $300 billion to be sent to Ukraine, which we know probably half, maybe even more than that, was stolen by corrupt politicians in Ukraine."
Added Tuberville, "We're worried about helping American citizens. Come on, give me a break."
The Fund will be managed by five members appointed by the Attorney General. One member will be chosen in consultation with congressional leadership. The President can remove any member, but a replacement must be chosen in the same way as the member being replaced was selected.
Despite the fund currently being blocked by multiple federal judges, a full, permanent block is unlikely and will reportedly face numerous legal obstacles.
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