Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The agreement ends a disputed compensation plan and narrows tax-audit protections after two Republican senators threatened to block Blanche's confirmation.
- On Sunday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the $1.8 billion Anti-WeaponizationFund, terminating plans to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.
- Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation unless the fund was formally terminated, forcing the rescission to advance his nomination.
- The DOJ order also clarified limits on Trump's tax audit immunity, specifying that the audit protection granted in the underlying IRS lawsuit settlement applies strictly retroactively to past open claims rather than future tax filings.
- "My team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns," Blanche posted on X, citing "good faith discussions."
- The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche's nomination this Tuesday, with the rescission clearing the final obstacle to his confirmation as permanent attorney general.
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Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Officially Dead
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for...
Donald Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche wants to become permanent attorney general - but has encountered resistance. Two Republicans have demanded an assurance that he will scrap a criticized Trump Foundation. Now he is forced to give in.
This Sunday, US Justice Minister Todd Blanche cancelled a $1.8 billion fund to compensate Donald Trump's allies prosecuted under the Biden administration.
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