# Nebraska delegation rejects Capitol riot compensation fund  
**Published:** 2026-06-01T08:00:22.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/01/opinion-good-on-those-calling-bad-ideas-bad/)  
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Nebraska's five members of Congress have refused to publicly support a controversial $1.776 billion fund designed to compensate Trump allies and pardoned January 6 Capitol rioters, according to an opinion column published by the [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/01/opinion-good-on-those-calling-bad-ideas-bad/).

The "anti-weaponization" fund would provide taxpayer-funded payouts to people claiming they were victims of government persecution, potentially including those who stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers on January 6, 2021. [Hundreds of Trump supporters convicted of Capitol riot-related crimes have expressed interest in accessing the money](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/trump-fund-january-6-election-deniers-want-money).

"To their credit, none of Nebraska's five members of the U.S. House and Senate have publicly signed on to the idea of doling out money," the Nebraska Examiner noted, adding that responses from the delegation have ranged from statements wrapped in "politispeak" to outright rejections.

[Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska stated at a town hall in his district that the fund should not benefit rioters who attacked the Capitol](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/politics/mike-flood-town-hall-anti-weaponization-fund), while [emphasizing that Congress needs an oversight role before he could support the program](https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-05-30/senate-republicans-face-a-political-knife-edge-over-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund).

The fund emerged from a settlement resolving Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns. [A federal judge temporarily blocked the fund from operating last week, with a hearing scheduled for June 12 to determine whether to make the pause permanent](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125268/justice-department-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-pause).

The opposition from Nebraska's delegation stands in stark contrast to Trump's broader agenda. The Nebraska Examiner argued the state's historical tradition of sending independent thinkers to Washington—citing former Republican Sen. George Norris, who famously said he would "rather go down to my political grave with a clear conscience than ride in the chariot of victory"—provides historical precedent for the current delegation's stance.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/01/opinion-good-on-those-calling-bad-ideas-bad/)
- [CNN: Capitol rioters seek compensation from Trump's anti-weaponization fund](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/trump-fund-january-6-election-deniers-want-money)
- [CNN: Rep. Mike Flood opposes fund for Capitol rioters](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/politics/mike-flood-town-hall-anti-weaponization-fund)
- [U.S. News: Senate Republicans face pressure over anti-weaponization fund](https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-05-30/senate-republicans-face-a-political-knife-edge-over-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund)
- [NPR: Federal judge temporarily blocks anti-weaponization fund](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/g-s1-125268/justice-department-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-pause)

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