Schiff: Trump’s Retreat from Anti-Weaponization Fund ‘Tactical,’ He’s Not Giving Up

Monday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump will only temporarily drop the $1.8 billion weaponization fund.

Host Erin Burnett said, “So I just want to start with this fund, because I know you at work introducing the bill today that would block the $1.8 billion fund that would go to people that Trump says were wrongly prosecuted. That could include January 6 convicted participants. Do you believe that Trump’s attempt for this fund is over, that it’s really gone?”

Schiff said, “No, I don’t. I think this is a tactical retreat. He wanted this to be part of the reconciliation bill that we’re taking up this week, which is really supposed to be focused for the Republican point of view on more billions for ICE and CBP. But it was weighted down first by a billion for the ballroom and then by $1.8 billion for