WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a Senate hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and Jeffrey Epstein-related sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the Justice Department's controversial $1.776 billion fund.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that anyone who believes they were politically targeted can apply for the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

In the weeks since assuming control of the Justice Department after Pam Bondi’s firing, the acting attorney general has moved aggressively to advance the president’s priorities.