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- On Sunday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the $1.8 billion Anti-WeaponizationFund, terminating plans to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.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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The fact that he was his personal lawyer, who seeks nomination in the Senate, also limits tax immunity to the president and his family.
Craven and Inadequate Deal, Blanche Must Not Be Our New Attorney General
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General on Tuesday, after Blanche’s Department of Justice (DOJ) reached an agreement with Republican Senator John Cornyn with a stated goal of rescinding the corrupt $1.8 billion slush fund intended to pay Trump’s cronies and January 6th rioters and limiting his new tax immunity.In response to the news, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the foll…
The Columbian
Orlando SentinelGOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s attorney general nomination after striking deal over fund
WASHINGTON — Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Blanche agrees to put Trump ‘weaponization fund’ dead in writing: holdout senator
The statement all but guarantees that Blanche will be confirmed as attorney general this week
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