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President Donald Trump did not rule out the government’s paying people who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” and he also contended without evidence that recent California elections were “rigged.”

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Trump defended what his administration has dubbed an “anti-weaponization” fund, saying the protesters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6 were unfairly targeted by prosecutors and deserved compensation.

When moderator Kristen Welker asked whether those who attacked police officers that day should get payouts with taxpayer funds, Trump said: “I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it.”