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Todd Blanche Grilled Over Key Issue with Trump’s Shady Slush Fund

Jul 15, 2026Left

Republican Senator John Cornyn directed serious concerns about the status of President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” slush fund to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.In a series of well-directed questions, the Texas senator undermined the very basis of the settlement agreement resolving the Trump family’s $10…

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