Blanche rescinds weaponization fund to push AG nomination forward
TL;DR
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the Trump-era plan for an $1.8 billion fund meant for people who claim political prosecutions, as part of a deal to advance his Senate-confirmed nomination to head the Justice Department, after Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis threatened to oppose the nomination without concessions.
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- Blanche formally rescinds plan for ‘weaponization’ fund, in deal to advance AG nomination The Washington Post
- Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal The New York Times
- Blanche withdraws Trump fund plan in writing, ahead of AG confirmation vote BBC
- Blanche rescinds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, removing hurdle from attorney general nominee’s confirmation CNN
- Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund NBC News
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