House Bill Moves to Block Federal Compensation and Refunded Fines for January 6 Rioters

Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants on his first day back in office — the largest single clemency action in the history of the prosecutions

The GAO estimated the total cost of the Jan. 6 attack at $2.7 billion — while the Architect of the Capitol separately estimated more than $30 million was needed for building repairs and new security

Jan. 6 defendants paid roughly 15% of court-ordered restitution for Capitol damage before pardons erased the remaining obligation

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendants have filed claims and lawsuits seeking between $1 million and $100 million in taxpayer-funded compensation — and at least one fine refund has already been approved by a federal judge

More than 140 Capitol Police officers were injured on Jan. 6 — and no special taxpayer compensation fund has been established for them, even as pardoned defendants pursue federal payouts