President Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, now has support from Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis after he issued a formal order rescinding Mr. Trump's "anti-weaponization fund." Nancy Cordes reports.
"From the outset, we were clear that we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund," Cornyn (R-Texas) and Tillis (R-NC) said in a joint statement.
Blanche’s nomination had been held up over concerns from GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, but the parties reached a deal to end the standoff.
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Trump's controversial $1.8bn "anti-weaponisation" fund could have been used to compensate people prosecuted over the US Capitol riot.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.
Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have reached a deal with the Department of Justice, agreeing to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for official confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Following weeks of negotiations and threats from the president to withdraw his nomination over the contested anti-weaponization…
