Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said on Thursday that the January 6 insurrection was "made up," claiming that the event was "staged" by those who opposed President Donald Trump. Norman was asked by press about the Department of Justice's new $1.776 billion fund set up as part of a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the 2019 leak of his tax returns. The Department claimed the fund was meant "for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress," leading many to question whether Jan. 6 rioters could receive money through the fund. When pressed on this possibility, Norman claimed that the insurrection had not taken place in the way it remembered, seen on video, and spoken about by those who saw or actively took part in the riot.