Trump faces GOP resistance on compensation fund, ballroom money

GOP senators abandoned a planned vote on a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that would compensate Trump allies who say they were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

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