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Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump

Season 2026 Episode 176 | 5m 04s

Some Jan. 6 rioters are pursuing a new path to seek millions of dollars from the federal government after the Justice Department abandoned plans for its controversial anti-weaponization fund. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

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