Former Trump Official Files First Known ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Claim

The former official, Michael Caputo, said that he and his family were unjustly targeted by the government for political purposes.

Former Donald Trump campaign official Michael Caputo (L), joined by his attorney Dennis C. Vacco, leaves after being interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee staff investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 1, 2018. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

A former Trump administration official and campaign aide, Michael Caputo, said Wednesday that he is filing a claim under the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently created “anti-weaponization” fund, becoming the first person to publicly use the fund.

“The machinery of government was clearly politically weaponized against my family from July 2016 to December 2025,” Caputo wrote in a post on X, confirming he filed for compensation under the recently announced weaponization fund. “They found nothing; we lost everything.”