Takeaways From Todd Blanche’s Senate Testimony: Weaponization Fund, Epstein Probes and Trump Prosecutions Dominate
Blanche defended the nearly $1.8 billion fund as senators questioned its eligibility rules, public reporting and proposed cuts to victims’ programs.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the newly announced $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, describing it as open to all Americans claiming victimization by the Department of Justice.
- Established to settle President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns, the fund offers payouts to those claiming unfair targeting under the Biden administration, which the DOJ describes as "weaponization."
- Senators pressed Blanche on whether individuals who assaulted police officers during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot could apply for compensation. Blanche declined to specify disqualifying rules, stating anyone believing they were victimized is eligible.
- Bipartisan lawmakers criticized the fund as "corruption," yet Blanche argued there are no partisan restrictions, citing Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, as someone who could theoretically apply for relief.
- Beyond the fund, lawmakers questioned proposed 25% cuts to Violence Against Women programs and investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Blanche testified over two hours defending the administration's fiscal priorities.
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Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Draws Outrage
The Trump administration is defending what it calls its “anti-weaponization” fund, using $1.8 billion of taxpayer money to pay Trump allies who say they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration, and is not ruling out compensating convicted Jan. 6 rioters. On Capitol Hill, Democrats grilled acting Attorney General and former Trump personal lawyer Todd Blanche. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
DOJ Faces Questions Over $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund in Senate Hearing
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee just one day after the DOJ announced a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Lawmakers pressed Blanche on the purpose and scope of the program, which the department says is intended to review claims of political targeting and alleged abuses of federal authority in recent...
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Republicans Have Questions About Trump's ‘Anti-weaponization Fund’
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is trying to quell Republican criticism of Trump's plan for an 'anti-weaponization' compensation fund. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) John McDonnell/APRepublican lawmakers are expressing skepticism about a Justice Department fund created to provide money for people who feel they have been politically persecuted.On Monday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced he was allocating $1.776 billion of taxpayer m…
Todd Blanche shuts down crying Dems, says even Hunter Biden can apply for $1.7 billion anti-weaponization fund
Source link Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche The corrupt mainstream media and the unhinged Left are having an absolute, grade-A meltdown. On Monday, the Trump administration dropped a massive truth bomb on Washington by establishing a landmark $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. Created as part of a settlement over the deep state’s illegal leaking of President
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