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Blanche’s path to AG clears after Trump fund plan is scrapped

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Source: BBC
Blanche’s path to AG clears after Trump fund plan is scrapped
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Two GOP senators, Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, say they’ll back Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination after he formally abandoned Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund to compensate Capitol riot prosecutions, and Blanche issued an signed order declaring there is no fund, paving the way for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote and final confirmation.

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  1. Blanche formally withdraws Trump fund plan, ahead of AG confirmation vote  BBC
  2. Republican holdouts say they will back Todd Blanche for attorney general  The Guardian
  3. Did Blanche Actually Kill Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’? Why It Matters Trump Didn’t Sign Order  Forbes
  4. Trump Live Updates: Blanche Wins Over G.O.P. Holdouts; Iran Denies Direct U.S.-Iran Talks  The New York Times
  5. Trump administration live updates: GOP holdouts announce support for Todd Blanche’s AG nomination  NBC News

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