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CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim They Deserve as Much as $30M in Payouts From Trump Fund

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan caught up with J6 rioters who said they deserve massive payouts from Donald Trump's new "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The post CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim They Deserve as Much as $30M in Payouts From Trump Fund first appeared on Mediaite.

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What happened CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim They Deserve as Much as $30M in Payouts From Trump Fund.
The headline split One side frames it as "CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim They Deserve as Much as $30M in Payouts From Tru...". The other frames it as "Daycare Owner Featured In Viral Nick Shirley Report Charged With Fraud".
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Right / center-rightMN Daycare Owner Nick Shirley Investigated Has Been Charged With Fraud (Remember Who CNN Focused On?)

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TwitchyNews report · May 21, 4:30 PM

MN Daycare Owner Nick Shirley Investigated Has Been Charged With Fraud (Remember Who CNN Focused On?)

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MediaiteNews report · May 21, 3:03 PM

CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim They Deserve as Much as $30M in Payouts From Trump Fund

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CNN's Donie O'Sullivan caught up with J6 rioters who said they deserve massive payouts from Donald Trump's new "Anti-Weaponization Fund." The post CNN Catches Up With J6 Rioters Who Claim T...

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Not the BeeNews report · May 21, 12:57 PM

Somali daycare owner exposed by Nick Shirley becomes first to be charged with childcare fraud (she’s also charged with Covid relief fraud)

One down, several tens of thousands to go?

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Trending PoliticsNews report · May 21, 10:19 AM

NEW: Daycare Owner Featured In Viral Nick Shirley Report Charged With Fraud

Fahima Egeh Mahamud, owner and CEO of Future Leaders Early Learning Center in Minneapolis, faces federal charges related to alleged fraud in government-funded childcare and nutrition progra...

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