Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund has become a roadblock for his attorney general nominee
President Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche getting confirmed as the next attorney general, with key Republicans saying they can’t let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully snuffed out. Blanche has told lawmakers the fund is moribund and he won’t release any of the money. But senators said the language of the deal — which Mr.
- ▪President Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche getting confirmed as the next attorney general, with key Republicans saying they can’t let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is ful
- ▪Blanche has told lawmakers the fund is moribund and he won’t release any of the money.
- ▪But senators said the language of the deal — which Mr.
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President Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche getting confirmed as the next attorney general, with key Republicans saying they can’t let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully snuffed out. Mr. Blanche has told lawmakers the fund is moribund and he won’t release any of the money. But senators said the language of the deal — which Mr. Blanche signed off on as acting attorney general — could leave wiggle room for Mr. Trump to ask a court to enforce it. One of those Republicans, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, said he’ll hold up any action until either Mr. Blanche renegotiates the settlement to make clear the fund is expunged or Congress passes legislation firmly nullifying the fund.
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