Trump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police ‘anti-weaponization’ fund payouts

EXCLUSIVEDonald TrumpDonald TrumpTrump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also baselessly claimed that Tuesday’s elections in California were “rigged.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00"Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker interviews President Donald Trump on June 5 at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis.Adam Bettcher / Getty Images for NBC UniversalShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 7, 2026, 9:00 AM EDTBy Peter NicholasPresident Donald Trump did not rule out the government paying people who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and he also contended without evidence that recent California elections were “rigged,” in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Trump defended what his administration has dubbed an “anti-weaponization” fund, saying the protesters who breached the Capitol as Congress prepared to certify Joe Biden’s election victory on Jan. 6, 2021, were unfairly targeted by prosecutors and deserved compensation.When “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker asked if those who attacked police officers that day should get a payout with taxpayer funds, Trump said: “I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it.”Trump then called the 2020 presidential election “dirty” and segued to last Tuesday’s elections in California, where votes were still being tallied into the weekend. He cast doubt on the state’s election results as a federal prosecutor announced Friday on social media that “multiple election fraud investigations” were underway in California.“Do you think it’s appropriate that they have an election and five days later, they’re nowhere close to picking a winner?” Trump said.Under California’s vote-by-mail system, it often takes several days fo...