Pro-MAGA Outlet OAN 'Seriously Considering' Filing a Claim for a Payout from Trump's $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

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Source: MEDIAite

May 20th, 2026, 5:32 pm


President Donald Trump’s allies in the media are eyeing potential payouts from the massive weaponization fund created this week in a settlement between the president and his own Justice Department. Trump’s DOJ stirred widespread controversy this week by settling the president’s lawsuit against the IRS and creating a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay out anyone the admin finds had the government weaponized against them.

Critics of the settlement have decried its unprecedented nature, a president suing and settling with his own administration, and denounced the “slush fund” as a gift to MAGA allies. CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, and Donie O’Sullivan took a deep dive on Wednesday into all the various MAGA-affiliated organizations and individuals who are now looking to cash in from the fund.

The report noted that January 6th rioters, 2020 election deniers and so-called fake electors, and pro-MAGA media outlets may all file claims. Among the media outlets mentioned in the report is One America News Network, OAN. A lawyer for the avowedly pro-MAGA network, Chris Babcock, told CNN the company “is seriously considering pursuing rights under this fund and will make a decision shortly about whether to file a claim.”

OAN settled lawsuits related to 2020 pro-Trump election conspiracy theories with both Dominion and Smartmatic. CNN also reached out Fox News, which settled a lawsuit with Dominion for a whopping $787 million, for comment if it would also pursue payment through the fund, but did not receive a reply.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/pro-maga-outlet-oan-seriously-considering-filing-a-claim-for-a-payout-from-trumps-1-7b-anti-weaponization-fund-cnn/

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Full headline: Pro-MAGA Outlet OAN ‘Seriously Considering’ Filing a Claim for a Payout from Trump’s $1.7B ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund: CNN

[Ray Bruns]

1. I see the rats are coming out of the woodwork.

[slightlv]

6. Wish we could find a way to turn

the darned bucket of money into a rat trap. Keep a database of all who apply... for future reference.

[Ray Bruns]

7. Really. Claw that money back somehow.

[cstanleytech]

2. Hillary and a number of current people could file claims for the vindictive actions taken by Trump as well.

[Initech]

3. None of these clowns deserve a fucking cent.

They tried to overthrow the government. They belong in prison. Period.

[RainCaster]

4. Every cop hurt by the J6 rioters deserves the full list of payouts

If they can't get the funds they deserve, they should certainly have access to the full list of those traitors that TSF is paying off.

[2na fisherman]

5. Remove Their Ill-gotten Gains

Those cops and others should sue the recipients of fund payouts in civil court for their pain and suffering. Those violent rioters don't deserve to keep any of the slush fund payouts and they ought to be sued for maximum dollar damages. I'm not sure how any of these traitors can hide the receipt of a payout to shield them from such future law suits.