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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Anti-weaponization fund rescinded, Todd Blanche & John Cornyn reach deal ahead of AG nomination

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general. #toddblanche #johncornyn #trump

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ABCNEWS - Todd Blanche’s AG prospects uncertain as 2 key GOP votes hold out

Cornyn and Tillis are waiting for proof the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is dead.

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Sourcehttps://abcnews.com/Politics/todd-blanches-ag-prospects-uncertain-2-key-gop/story?id=135135864
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NYTIMES (Devlin Barrett) - Blanche Defends $1.8 Billion Fund as Skepticism Mounts

The acting attorney general told lawmakers the fund would review claims from an array of people, not just Republicans.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/blanche-congress-compensation-fund.html
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ABCNEWS - Acting AG Todd Blanche faces questions on $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing questions Tuesday on the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

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Sourcehttps://abcnews.com/Politics/acting-ag-todd-blanche-faces-questions-17-billion/story?id=133107554
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JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Federal judges decline to extend Wisconsin interim US attorney's temporary term

“The Court awaits the nomination and confirmation of a full-time United States Attorney by the President and United States Senate,” the judges said

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Sourcehttps://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-judges-decline-extend-wisconsin-interim-us-attorneys-temporary-term
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