The attorney general, who only assumed office on Monday, gave up on the anti-weaponization fund last week after it became a key hold-up in his Senate confirmation process.
AI:Attorney General Todd Blanche has expressed support for legislation that would prohibit the creation of an anti-weaponization fund, marking a significant policy shift following intense scrutiny during his Senate confirmation process. After the proposed fund emerged as a primary obstacle to his confirmation last week, the newly inaugurated Attorney General signaled a willingness to back statutory restrictions on such funding mechanisms to resolve the ongoing legislative standoff.Open
President Trump said he would consider temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination rather than bow to two Republican senators blocking the confirmation, a standoff that now threatens to drag past the August recess. Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday that he has "no objection" to shelving Blanche's name and resubmitting it once Sens. John […] The post Trump floats pulling Blanche AG nomination until GOP holdouts leave office appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump said he would consider temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination rather than bow to two Republican senators blocking the confirmation, a standoff that now threatens to drag past the August recess. Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday that he has "no objection" to shelving Blanche's name and resubmitting it once Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina are out of office. Both senators' current terms expire in January 2027. The move would leave Blanche, already serving as acting attorney general, in that role indefinitely while the White House waits out two members of its own party. The Senate Judiciary Committee had been set to vote Thursday on advancing Blanche's nomination.…Open