President Donald Trump fielded questions after the Department of Justice came up with a $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'. This came after the Republican president moved to dismiss the $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns.
According to DOJ officials, this fund was created 'in exchange' for Trump and his co-plaintiffs dropping the IRS suit and other claims of damages over the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search and the Russian collusion scandal.
A reporter asked President Trump 'Why should taxpayers pay for the January 6th-ers?' Several posts on X have been shared claiming that Trump's answer was 'Because in my world, loyalty outranks law.'
However, fact-checking reveals that Trump did not make any remarks along the lines of 'loyalty outranks law'. The claims appear to be due to a caption by Representative Jimmy Gomez on his video.
Trump can be heard saying 'I know very little about it. I wasn't involved in the whole creation of it and the negotiation. This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated, horribly treated. It's anti-weaponization.'
