GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina formally announced their support on Monday for Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
President Donald Trump's attorneys continue to fight in court against a judicial order that said the settlement deal is legally baseless.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General on Tuesday, after Blanche’s Department of Justice (DOJ) reached an agreement with Republican Senator John Cornyn with a stated goal of rescinding the corrupt $1.8 billion slush fund intended to pay Trump’s cronies and January 6th rioters and limiting his new tax…
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
"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.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded an order establishing the “anti-weaponization” fund, paving the way for his confirmation ahead of a key Senate committee vote on Tuesday, after Republican senators stalled his nomination over concerns about the fund. Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina had held up…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is poised to clear a crucial hurdle Tuesday morning after two Republican holdouts announced Monday that they would support advancing his nomination to lead the Justice Department permanently. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Monday that they would vote for Blanche during the Senate Judiciary…
