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'Don't ever do that again!' Todd Blanche hearing goes off the rails over J6 'slush fund'

May 19, 2026Far Left

Attorney General Todd Blanche got an earful from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Monday after a Senate Appropriations hearing devolved into a heated confrontation over the Justice Department's controversial anti-weaponization fund — and whether a pardoned child molester could collect from it.The fireworks started when Van Hollen pressed Blanche on a deeply…

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