[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 748 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 748

   Condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service 
settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which 
  $1,776,000,000 in taxpayer money may be used to financially benefit 
individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, 
       and President Trump, his family, and his political allies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2026

 Mr. Durbin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Condemning the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service 
settlement agreement in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, under which 
  $1,776,000,000 in taxpayer money may be used to financially benefit 
individuals who assaulted law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021, 
       and President Trump, his family, and his political allies.

Whereas, on May 18, 2026, the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service, and 
        personal counsel to President Trump agreed to a settlement that requires 
        the Federal Government to establish a $1,776,000,000 ``Anti-
        Weaponization Fund'';
Whereas the distribution of the $1,776,000,000 in the ``Anti-Weaponization 
        Fund'' will be determined by a panel of 5 members appointed by the 
        Attorney General and eligible for removal by the President ``without 
        cause'';
Whereas the panel described in the previous proviso ``shall have the power to 
        determine its own procedures for submitting, receiving, processing, and 
        granting or denying claims'' and is not required to make those 
        procedures public;
Whereas a document published by the Department of Justice on May 19, 2026, and 
        signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche further states the United 
        States is ``FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing'' 
        claims against President Trump, ``related or affiliated individuals 
        (including, without limitation, family or others filing jointly),'' or 
        related companies and trusts;
Whereas, on May 19, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before 
        the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, 
        and Related Agencies, and did not rule out using the ``Anti-
        Weaponization Fund'' to make payments to individuals who attacked the 
        Capitol on January 6, 2021, including individuals who were found guilty 
        of assaulting law enforcement officers;
Whereas, at a May 19, 2026 press conference, Vice President J.D. Vance similarly 
        stated that the ``Anti-Weaponization Fund'' could be used to make 
        payments to individuals who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, 
        including individuals who were found guilty of assaulting law 
        enforcement officers;
Whereas Andrew Paul Johnson, who was pardoned by President Trump for his 
        criminal conduct on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to life in prison 
        after being found guilty on 5 charges of child sex abuse after trying to 
        keep his minor victims silent by promising to share millions of dollars 
        in restitution he expected to receive from the Trump Administration; and
Whereas, in addition to Andrew Paul Johnson, at least 20 other individuals who 
        were pardoned by President Trump for their criminal conduct on January 
        6, 2021, have since been charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for, 
        additional crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder, production and 
        possession of child pornography, reckless homicide, burglary, and online 
        solicitation of a minor, but still may be eligible to receive payments 
        from the ``Anti-Weaponization Fund'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate condemns--
            (1) the use of public monies to financially benefit 
        President Trump, his family, his associates, or his political 
        allies;
            (2) the effort to provide immunity from prosecution for tax 
        crimes to President Trump, his family, his political allies, 
        affiliated individuals, and related companies and trusts; and
            (3) providing payments to individuals who attacked the 
        Capitol on January 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted 
        law enforcement officers.
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