Tillis ramps up criticism of DOJ compensation fund: ‘It‘s politically tone deaf’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Justice Department’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” an initiative that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized in recent days. “I call it a payout pot for punks,” Tillis said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It makes no sense. So, it’s politically…