The lawsuit was filed by a former Capitol Police officer and a Metropolitan Police Department officer, both of whom defended against the Jan. 6 riots and later testified to Congress.

The Department of Justice agreed to create the fund to settle a $10 billion lawsuit by President Trump over the leak of his tax records by an IRS employee.

The Justice Department will likely argue that the officers don’t have standing to sue.

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving ...

Two officers who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots filed a lawsuit to thwart the setting up of a $1.8 ...

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued President Trump in a bid to block a new $1.8 billion ...