Todd Blanche formally withdraws Trump's 'anti-weaponisation' fund plan
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The two senators who went on to stall Blanche's confirmation were John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, whose terms both expire in January. A Cornyn spokesperson told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the senator had "reached an agreement with the Department of Justice" about the fund. But in his most recent comments on the issue, which responded to Trump's threat to revive the plan, Tillis expressed concern that the president was still harbouring a plan to set up a "payout pot for punks".
- ▪The two senators who went on to stall Blanche's confirmation were John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, whose terms both expire in January.
- ▪A Cornyn spokesperson told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the senator had "reached an agreement with the Department of Justice" about the fund.
- ▪But in his most recent comments on the issue, which responded to Trump's threat to revive the plan, Tillis expressed concern that the president was still harbouring a plan to set up a "payout pot for punks".
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- ▪ Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing — The Guardian — World
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Blanche withdraws Trump fund plan in writing, ahead of AG confirmation voteImage source, ReutersImage caption, Todd Blanche is yet to be made attorney general on a permanent basis, due to a political row over a now-abandoned plan by US President Donald TrumpByJames FitzGeraldPublished34 minutes agoActing US Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally withdrawn President Donald Trump's plan for a fund that could have been used to compensate people prosecuted over the US Capitol riot by Trump's supporters in 2021.The move clears the way for Blanche to be confirmed by US senators to his job on a permanent basis.
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