Blanche Will Face Questions From Lawmakers over a Nearly $1.8B Fund to Compensate Trump Allies
Blanche said the fund will use taxpayer money to compensate claimants who say they were politically targeted, and lawmakers questioned whether Jan. 6 rioters could apply.
- On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the administration's $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, framing it as a lawful process for victims of government targeting to seek redress.
- The fund originated from a settlement resolving President Donald Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit, with officials directed to move $1.776 billion into an account within 60 days to compensate those claiming wrongful targeting by previous administrations.
- Blanche declined to rule out payouts for individuals convicted of violence during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, stating "anybody in this country is eligible to apply" if they believe they were victims of weaponization.
- Democratic lawmakers denounced the program as an "outrageous, unprecedented slush fund," while Senator Patty Murray and others opened a probe into whether Blanche received ethics advice to recuse himself from his former client President Trump's cases.
- Oversight concerns persist as payouts will be decided by a five-member commission appointed by Blanche, with internal activities detailed only in a "confidential written report" rather than public listings.
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President Donald Trump has dropped his $10 billion suit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns in exchange for a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate Americans who claim persecution by the previous administration. The point is no longer to conceal corruption but to flaunt impunity.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche defends new $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund : Trump's Terms
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending a new $1.8 billion Department of Justice fund for people who claim they were targets of politicized prosecutions. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.
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