Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
The move clears a path for his confirmation and narrows tax-audit protections in Trump’s IRS settlement, after senators demanded written assurances.
- On Sunday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the $1.8 billion Anti-WeaponizationFund, terminating plans to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.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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Blanche asserts 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general appeared on track Monday after he submitted a written assurance to Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers that the administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could potentially pay pardoned violent Jan. 6 defendants is dead. Blanche’s signed statement that an order establishing the fund […]
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