State of the Union: The $1.8 billion fund for compensating victims of political targeting was a major point of contention in Blanche’s confirmation battle. The post Acting AG Blanche Cancels Anti-Weaponization Fund appeared first on The American Conservative .
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche officially cancelled on Monday a planned $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people who say they were politically targeted, avoiding a major clash with two Republican senators who had threatened to block his confirmation as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) said they would back Blanche after he issued a written order rescinding the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” The fund was created in May as part of a settlement resolving Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax records. Critics said that it could be used to compensate people charged in connection with the events of…Open
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for President Trump’s allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday, and Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), two members of the panel, were threatening to vote “no” because the administration wouldn’t agree to clarify a settlement with Trump to permanently end the proposed $1.8 billion fund. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6005040-justice-dept-ends-anti-weaponization-fund/ #ToddBlanche #JohnCornyn #ThomTillis #Senate #AttorneyGeneral #DOJ…
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on advancing Blanche's nomination on Tuesday. With the remaining Republican holdouts now on board, he is all but certain to receive a final vote.
President Trump on Monday afternoon is scheduled to sign an executive order at the White House. The event comes after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for Trump’s allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. #trump #whitehouse #executiveorder
