Todd Blanche moves closer to confirmation after rescinding $1.8B fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took a key step towards confirmation after meeting demands to rein in a settlement deal President Donald Trump reached with the IRS this year.

Blanche appeared to meet request to limit the scope of an IRS audit immunity deal that covered the Trump family.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took a key step towards confirmation after meeting demands to rein in a settlement deal President Donald Trump reached with the IRS this year.
The battle over Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general has affirmed the undeniable reality that corruption is the rotten core of the Trump administration.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an official order rescinding the "anti-weaponization" fund in an effort to quell the concerns of GOP senators and move forward in the confirmation process to become the permanent head of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
President Trump on Sunday doubled down, saying he wants to revive the $1.776 billion weaponization fund, which was previously scrapped after a judge blocked it. A reporter asked Trump about his plans with the weaponization fund after he laid out plans to restore the fund on Saturday, and he confirmed the fund will be "back on the table." Before taking the…
Todd Blanche has issued an order formally rescinding plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of Trump.
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
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.