Mike Pence Breaks With Trump Over Jan. 6 Compensation Fund

“And it would be my hope that anyone who engaged in violence against law enforcement or at the Capitol building would never be rewarded with taxpayers’ money.”

Pence’s comments come after Trump agreed Monday to settle his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.8 billion taxpayer-backed compensation fund for Americans who claim they were victims of government “weaponization.”

The broad language surrounding the agreement has raised questions about who could qualify for compensation, including whether some Jan. 6 defendants might be eligible.