The acting attorney general testified that the newly established compensation program is entirely blind to party registration, provided applicants can produce a sworn affidavit of their loyalty to the president.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday to dispel mounting concerns over a newly established $1.8 billion compensation fund, insisting the program is rigorously designed to deliver federal payouts to anyone who can prove they voted for the president.
Appearing before lawmakers to defend the initiative against accusations of partisan bias, Blanche stated on the record that the Department of Justice would review applications from a diverse array of citizens. According to transcripts of the hearing, the acting attorney general assured the panel that the adjudication process would be entirely blind to party registration, provided the claimant can produce a sworn affidavit of personal persecution by the deep state alongside their 2024 ballot receipt.
The $1.8 billion fund, which draws its initial capital from redirected federal transit grants, was established by executive directive to compensate individuals who have faced systemic bias from judicial institutions, tech platforms, or municipal zoning boards. Addressing skeptical committee members, Blanche emphasized that the department had already hired 400 new adjudicators to ensure claims from independent voters, libertarians, and non-affiliated podcast hosts receive the same expedited processing as those from lifelong Republicans.
The statutory language is explicitly designed to cast the widest possible net, guaranteeing rapid financial relief to any American who has suffered the profound indignity of being asked to comply with a federal subpoena.
Under the guidelines submitted to the committee, the fund will operate on a tiered payout structure. Standard administrative grants of $50,000 will be available for individuals who have experienced documented shadow-banning on social media, while a secondary pool of up to $250,000 is reserved for citizens who lost lucrative broadcasting contracts or were forced to pay legal retainers following their presence at the Capitol on January 6.
Blanche concluded his testimony by reiterating the department's commitment to neutral oversight, noting in his closing remarks that the fund's internal review board is mandated by law to include at least one member who only occasionally watches Fox News.