'I will keep Todd' Blanche as acting attorney general if Senate won't confirm him: Trump
Trump said Blanche would remain acting attorney general and urged Congress to advance his anti-weaponization measure if the Senate does not act.
- President Donald Trump said Saturday he will keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if the Senate fails to confirm him, criticizing Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis for stalling the nomination.
- Resistance to Blanche's confirmation centers on a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" that lawmakers are demanding to formally kill, originally established to compensate alleged victims of government targeting.
- Trump asserted that Cornyn and Tillis oppose Blanche because he declined to endorse their political campaigns, writing they "lost, and quit, respectively!" while calling Blanche "a voice of reason."
- Tillis argued the fund remains active, stating, "The President made it clear today that the so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund is still alive, which is exactly why we are attempting to formally end it."
- Trump pledged to push for passage of the "Anti-Weaponization Bill" to address what he described as political misuse of the justice system under Biden, signaling continued reliance on Blanche if confirmation fails.
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Democratic leader accused Donald Trump's candidate of protecting the president and asked to maintain rejection of his confirmation
Acting Minister of Justice since the dismissal of Pam Bondi in April, Todd Blanche was appointed to occupy the post permanently by Donald Trump. But his confirmation by the Senate, as required by the Constitution, suffered a setback due to the demands of two Republican elected officials, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, whose votes are indispensable. The latter demanded written guarantees on the definitive abandonment by the Trump government of a "a…
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President will keep Blanche on as acting US AG
If the Senate does not confirm Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination, he will stay in his current acting role, President Donald Trump said Saturday, adding he would also push Congress to codify a proposed "anti-weaponization" fund that could help his…
Blanche Standoff: Trump Plays Hardball
President Trump has warned Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis that if they keep stalling Todd Blanche’s confirmation, he will pull the nomination, keep Blanche running the Justice Department anyway, and bring him back after they are out of office. Story Snapshot President Trump says the **anti-weaponization fund is off the table**, and he will...
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