Sen. John Kennedy says he’d exclude Jan. 6 rioters from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund legislation
Kennedy said he would review the $1.776 billion fund bill but would exclude Jan. 6 rioters, as Blanche’s nomination remains stalled.
- On Sunday, Sen. John Kennedy told NBC News' 'Meet the Press' he would not provide a 'blank check' for the proposed $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund, insisting rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, be excluded from receiving taxpayer money.
- The confirmation of nominee Todd Blanche faces complications as the Senate Judiciary Committee vote was postponed last week after Blanche failed to secure sufficient Republican backing amid the fund dispute.
- Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have conditioned their support for Blanche on the Justice Department altering terms of President Donald Trump's IRS tax-return settlement and limiting audit protections for his companies.
- Despite previously declaring the fund 'dead,' Trump suggested Saturday he could keep Blanche as acting attorney general and push for the fund's passage, after adding, 'I wish it weren't' just one day earlier.
- Kennedy noted that individuals who believe they were wronged by the federal government can already file claims under the Federal Torts Claim Act, providing an alternative to creating new taxpayer-funded settlement pools.
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Blanche rescinds fund for Trump supporters after GOP senators threaten to block his AG bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order Sunday evening formally rescinding plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.
GOP's 'remarkable' Trump humiliation floors ex-prosecutor: 'They have gone too far'
The GOP delivered one of its most "remarkable" humiliations of President Donald Trump this week, which stunned a former federal prosecutor. Last week, the GOP successfully held up Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation to the attorney general job over concerns about the $1.776 billion so-called "anti-weaponization" fund the Trump Department of Justice has sought to create to pay former January 6 rioters and Trump allies who claim th…
Seriously? “I Don’t Know Whether He Really Believes That” – Senator John Kennedy Says Trump is “Anxious”, Defends Jeanine Pirro Dropping Charges Against David Hearn * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) appeared to trash Trump over charges that were recently dropped against the accused reflecting pool vandal, David Hearn, during a…
Sen. Kennedy Opposes Jan. 6 Payouts From Weaponization Fund
Sen. John Kennedy said he would not give President Donald Trump a blank check for the proposed anti-weaponization fund, while urging that Jan. 6 Capitol protesters be barred from receiving any payouts.
Jim Jordan Sputters When Asked if Alleged Reflecting Pool Vandal Should Get Cash from ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund — After Trump DOJ Dropped Case
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) went off the rails Sunday when CNN’s Dana Bash asked if a former Olympian charged with desecrating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool should be compensated for government “weaponization.” During a discussion of Trump’s insistence that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” be set up, Bash said, “Just kind of looking ahead to who could or should be eligible for the fund, I want to play something that the Interior secret…
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