Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing
Politics Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing August 3, 20261:04 AM ET By The Associated Press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche's nomination, confirmed the deal, which comes ahead of a Tuesday confirmation vote for Blanche's nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sponsor Message Law Blanche says DOJ has nixed the 'anti-weaponization' fund Blanche said at a June hearing that the fund would not move forward amid bipartisan outrage over the possibility that those considered for payouts could include violent rioters who attacked police at the U.S.
- ▪Politics Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing August 3, 20261:04 AM ET By The Associated Press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill
- ▪John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche's nomination, confirmed the deal, which comes ahead of a Tuesday confirmation vote for Blanche's nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ▪Sponsor Message Law Blanche says DOJ has nixed the 'anti-weaponization' fund Blanche said at a June hearing that the fund would not move forward amid bipartisan outrage over the possibility that those considered for payouts could include vi
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- ▪ Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing — The Guardian — World
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Politics Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing August 3, 20261:04 AM ET By The Associated Press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — 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. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen.
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