RINO turncoat Mike Pence is back in the news, condemning Trump over the $1.776 billion weaponization fund to compensate victims of Biden-era lawfare. 

The fund was created in exchange for Trump dropping more than $10 billion in legal action against the federal government for leaking his tax returns and weaponizing the Justice Department against him. Trump recently told reporters that he wants to reimburse “people that were horribly treated,” including January 6 patriots, pro-lifers, and others who were targeted for their political views under Biden.

“They’ve been weaponized, they’ve been, in some cases, imprisoned wrongly. They paid legal fees that they didn’t have. They’ve gone bankrupt, their lives have been destroyed, and they turn out to be right,” the President said.

During an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press with host Kristen Welker, Pence decried the notion, calling on the Trump Administration to “get rid of this fund.”

Welker framed the question with the typical Democratic talking point as if the fund is only meant to compensate “people who attacked law enforcement officers,” while ignoring the peaceful victims of brutality from the Capitol Police and individuals who were slapped with absurd charges while standing no chance in the DC show trials.

Pence played right into it, describing the fund as “deeply offensive.”

“It’s a bad idea from the start, and I would encourage the administration just to drop it,” he said.

WATCH:

Welker: You’ve heard about the President’s $1.8 billion fund, the so-called anti-weaponization fund, to pay people who say they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted by the government. It’s tied up in the courts right now, but Mr. Vice President, should the government in any instance compensate people who attacked law enforcement officers on January 6?

Pence: Well, look, I think that the weaponization fund is a, it’s a bad idea from the start, and I would encourage the administration just to drop it. The Justice Department has the ability to settle cases like they did with that pro-life family who was put upon during the Biden administration, got us a well-deserved seven figure settlement this week, but let’s get rid of this fund.

I mean, it is deeply offensive to me that you could have a fund that could even possibly compensate people who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol on january 6, and I think that is broadly held by most Republicans and most Americans.

As Senate Republicans revolt against Trump on a number of issues, in part, due to the weaponization fund, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) are leading a House effort to draft legislation to block it.

Senate Republicans broke for a ten-day recess last week, delaying the reconciliation vote to fund ICE, Border Patrol, and Secret Service to buck Trump over the weaponization fund, his White House Ball Room renovation, and his endorsement of Ken Paxton to replace RINO John Cornyn.

RINO Thom Tillis, who has described the fund as “tyranny” and a “payout pot for punks,” has vowed to work with other RINO Senators like Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to buck Trump until they’re out of office because of issues like the weaponization fund.

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Meanwhile, as The Gateway Pundit reported, U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia, a Clinton appointee, has temporarily blocked the fund.

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