1776 Fund Docs Checklist: What Proof Wins Your Payout

OPINION — Ronnie Sandlin, 1776 Claims

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The government came at you. Now the Anti-Weaponization Fund has to write you a check. But only if you show up with receipts loud enough the administrator can't pretend they didn't hear you.

No jury. No sympathy. No "I'm sorry about what happened." Just a person in an office reading your file and deciding: Did the feds weaponize this person? How much do we owe them?

Answer lives in your documents. Nowhere else.

Why Your File Is Your Entire Case

Forget normal lawsuits.

In a regular case—you sue a bank, a corporation—there's a defendant sweating through their suit because a jury might award you more than they want to pay. The defendant settles. They have skin in the game.

The 1776 Fund doesn't work that way.

There's no defendant sitting across the table. There's an administrator in an office reading a file. That person decides everything based on what's in the file. Not your story. Not how well you talk. Not who you know. Not luck.

What's in the file.

LIKELY: The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (2001–2004) processed claimants with complete, organized records faster and awarded more money than claimants with identical harm who submitted a mess. Same injury. Different file. Different payout. [Kenneth R. Feinberg, What Is Life Worth? PublicAffairs (2005); DOJ VCF reports at justice.gov.]

The 1776 Fund will work the same way. Better file. Better outcome. No exceptions.

The Three Things the Administrator Is Looking For

They want proof of three things. Only three. Miss one and you're done.

1. Proof the Government Actually Did Something to You

Not a theory. Not "I think they were watching me." Not a hunch.

Proof. Official. Dated. With your name on it.

An indictment. A search warrant. An arrest photo with a timestamp. A subpoena. A conviction order. A charging document. An email from a federal agent. A text from a cop. Something the government produced that says they pointed at you and took action.

If you can't produce it, the administrator can't pay you. Full stop.

2. Proof That Government Action Caused Specific, Measurable Harm

The government was weird to a lot of people on January 6. But the 1776 Fund only pays for harm that traces back to government overreach—not just action, but wrongful action that cost you actual money.

You need to draw the line in writing:

• The government did X (arrested you, prosecuted you, raided your business, froze your accounts).
• Because X happened, Y occurred (you lost your job, your house, your license, your custody, your ability to earn).
• Y cost you Z dollars (lost income, legal fees, medical bills, therapy, broken lease, sold assets at a loss).

If you can't draw that line in documents, the administrator can't pay you. They're not mind readers. They're bureaucrats. Bureaucrats read files.

3. Proof of How Much Money You Actually Lost

Bank statements. Lost paychecks. Legal invoices. Medical bills. Therapy. Lost business revenue. Professional licenses revoked. Broken leases. Assets sold at a loss.

Numbers. Receipts. Proof.

No receipts = no money. That's not a threat. That's the rule.

Start Gathering This Week (Right Now)

Don't wait for a lawyer. Don't wait for the official form. Open a folder on your computer called "1776 CLAIM FILE" and start dumping stuff in it today.

If you've already been convicted or arrested over J6, you've got most of this somewhere. You've been fighting for years. You know where the paper is. Now organize it.

Financial Records (Your Proof of Money Lost)

Bank Statements

• 12 months before January 6, 2021.
• 12 months after.
• Every account you own.
• Print them. Screenshot them. The gap in deposits = money you didn't make because the feds were busy with you.

Tax Returns

• 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.
• If you're self-employed, include Schedule C.
• If you own a business, include profit/loss statements.
• These prove you had income before. You don't have it now. The government is the reason.

Accountant Letter

• If you're self-employed or own a business, ask your accountant for one page: "Due to federal prosecution, [your name] lost approximately $X in projected income during [year]." Signed and dated.
• This is gold. Administrators trust accountants more than they trust you. (Not fair. Real.)

Invoices You Never Collected

• If you're a contractor or consultant and you lost jobs because of prosecution, keep the invoices you would have billed.
• "This job would've paid me $50k. I got arrested instead." Prove it.

Credit Card Statements

• Everything you paid out of pocket for lawyers, therapy, travel to court, hotel rooms for hearings.
• Screenshot it. Print it. Keep the original.

Paid Legal Invoices

• Every receipt from every lawyer you hired.
• Even if insurance covered part of it, show what you paid out of pocket.
• Lawyers charge $300–$500 an hour. You probably paid tens of thousands. Prove it.

Medical and Mental Health Bills

• If you got therapy or medical care because of prosecution stress, keep every receipt.
• PTSD is real. Medication is real. It costs money.
• Copays. Therapy notes. Psychiatrist invoices. Antidepressants. All of it.
• The administrator won't judge you. They'll pay you.

Loan Documents

• If you had to borrow money to pay for lawyers or living expenses during prosecution, keep the paperwork.
• A loan proves you didn't have the cash. You had to borrow it. That's harm.

Government Documents (These Are Gold)

Indictment

• The actual charging document with your name on it.
• Print it. Scan it. Screenshot it.
• This is the moment the government said "we think you did something."

Arrest Warrant or Booking Sheet

• Timestamp matters.
• The booking photo is proof the government grabbed you on a specific day.
• That day your normal life ended.

Search Warrant

• If they searched your house, phone, email, business.
• Print every page.
• A search warrant is the government saying "we think you're a criminal" loud enough to get a judge to co-sign it.

Subpoenas

• Every one you got.
• Each one is an action. Each one cost you time and money.
• Keep them all.

Conviction Order (Judgment)

• The document that says you were convicted.
• The moment the government won.
• Proof you were prosecuted.

Sentencing Document

• If you were sentenced, this is proof of harm.
• Time in prison = lost income, lost freedom, lost everything.
• Six months inside = at minimum $30k in lost income for most people. Prove it.

Emails from Federal Agents

• Print everything.
• Any text message from a cop or FBI agent.
• Screenshot it. Print it. Save the original.
• They're confessing in writing. Use it.

Bail Conditions or Release Orders

• If you were restricted (house arrest, curfew, no internet, no work), those restrictions cost you money.
• Curfew = can't work nights. No internet = can't do your job. Prove the cost.

Probation or Supervised Release Terms

• Restrictions on where you can work = lost income.
• Restrictions on travel = can't take jobs out of state.
• Restrictions on associations = can't work with certain people or businesses.
• Document every one.

Restitution Orders

• If you were ordered to pay restitution, that's money you lost to the government.
• That's a government action that harmed you. Double document it.

Third-Party Corroboration (These Make You Credible)

Letter from Your Employer

• "[Name] was employed here from [date] to [date]. On [date], we fired him due to federal charges. His annual salary was $X. We replaced him."
• This is worth thousands.
• Get it notarized if you can. If not, an email from HR on company letterhead works.
• A third party saying "yeah, the government cost this person their job" beats you saying it alone. Every time.

Letter from Your Landlord or Mortgage Servicer

• "We had to evict [name] because he couldn't pay rent after federal prosecution."
• "We foreclosed on [name]'s house. He was current until [date], when federal charges began."
• Landlords don't lie. They don't care about your politics. They care about rent. If they say you stopped paying because of the feds, the administrator believes them.

Letter from Your Accountant or CPA

• "I prepared [name]'s taxes. Due to federal prosecution and incarceration, his business lost $X in revenue during [year]."
• Signed and dated. On letterhead.
• This is worth more than gold.

Medical Records from Your Doctor or Therapist

• "[Name] came to me on [date] with anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms. He attributed these to federal prosecution."
• Doctor letterhead. Signature. Date.
• You don't need them to say "the government is bad." You need them to say "this person has real medical harm, and here's when it started."

Text Messages or Emails from Family, Friends, Employers

• "You seemed fine before the arrest. After that, everything fell apart."
• Screenshot them. Print them.
• They're not expert testimony. They're corroboration. They say "yeah, I saw this person's life change."

News Articles About Your Case

• If you were arrested on January 6, there's probably a story.
• Print it. Screenshot it.
• News articles with your name and your arrest are proof the government action was real and public.

How to Organize Everything

Don't just dump it in a folder and hope.

Create a spreadsheet:

Document	Type	Date	Amount	Notes
Indictment	Government	1/15/2021	N/A	Charging document
Bank Statement Jan 2021	Financial	1/31/2021	Deposits $4,200	Last normal month
Bank Statement Feb 2021	Financial	2/28/2021	Deposits $800	After arrest
Legal Invoice #1	Financial	3/1/2021	$15,000	Criminal defense retainer
Employer Letter	Corroboration	6/1/2024	N/A	Fired due to prosecution

Every row is one document. Every column is a fact about it. When you hand this to a lawyer or submit it to the administrator, they can scan it in 60 seconds and know what you've got.

What NOT to Include

Don't send:

• Angry letters you wrote to Congress.
• Videos of you at the Capitol.
• Manifestos. Political rants. Anything that sounds like you're justifying what happened.
• Social media posts. (Save them. Don't send them unless a lawyer says to.)
• Anything that makes you look worse.

The file is a claim, not a defense. You're not arguing you were right. You're proving the government was wrong to you, specifically, in a way that cost you money.

Timeline: When to Do This

Right now (this week):

• Open the folder.
• List every document you know exists.
• Find the paper. Scan it. Screenshot it.

This month:

• Request copies of anything you don't have: indictment, arrest warrant, conviction order.
• Call your employer. Ask for a termination letter.
• Ask your landlord for proof of eviction (if applicable).
• Ask your accountant for a letter.

Before you file:

• Organize everything in the spreadsheet.
• Print one copy of everything.
• Keep a digital backup (cloud storage, external drive).
• Do NOT send anything yet. Wait for the official form and filing deadline.

The Bottom Line

The 1776 Fund will pay you based on what you prove, not on what happened to you.

If you prove it with receipts, invoices, government documents, and third-party corroboration, you win.

If you show up hoping they believe you, you lose.

Start gathering. Start organizing. Start now.

The administrator is going to read your file. Make sure it tells the whole story.

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DISCLAIMER: This is not legal advice. I am not a lawyer. I am not affiliated with the DOJ, the Treasury, the Anti-Weaponization Fund, or any administrator. I cannot promise you will be paid. I cannot tell you how much you will receive. I am organizing information to help you prepare your own claim. If you need legal advice, hire a lawyer. If you can't afford one, ask about fee arrangements or look for legal aid in your state.