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Capitol Rioter Cash: Jan. 6 Rioters Scramble to Get Other Taxpayer-Funded Payouts

Even if they're denied the Trump $1.776 billion slush fund, January 6th rioters are still fighting to pocket taxpayer money

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Scott MacFarlane
Aug 14, 2026
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Sandra Weyer of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania argues that she is the real victim.

Weyer claims January 6th caused her “severe physical emotional, reputational and economic injury.”

She’s not referring to the riot.

She’s referring to her prosecution.

Weyer’s newly-filed 23-page federal civil lawsuit in Washington, D.C. seeks punitive and compensatory damages.

It’s quite something.

But what I’m reading on page 17 raises a big question: Is Weyer opening the door for hundreds of other January 6th defendants to successfully score millions of dollars in taxpayer money?

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