Blanche’s AG bid moves to full Senate as fund controversy lingers
TL;DR
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general along party lines after he pledged the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund would be scrapped, sending the nomination to the full Senate where Democrats remain skeptical and Republicans say they will back him, though critics warn the fund could be revived and questions about DOJ independence persist.
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- Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate vote The Guardian
- Blanche nomination has momentum, despite a few GOP obstacles The Hill
- Senate committee advances Blanche’s AG nomination after standoff over Trump fund The Washington Post
- As Blanche’s path to confirmation is cleared, Trump’s tax audit immunity remains in place AP News
- The legal loophole that could revive the Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund NBC News
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