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Two holdout Republican senators said they will support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after he scrapped potential payouts to Trump allies. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Trump last Thursday floated the idea that he would pull Blanche’s nomination from Senate consideration and resubmit it in January.
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…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) reached a deal with the Justice Department that puts Todd Blanche back on track to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s attorney general before the August recess. The agreement, announced by Cornyn in a Sunday night statement, rescinds the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund in writing and restates testimony from Blanche’s…
