Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund +++

Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold a vote to advance Blanche’s nomination Tuesday. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/acting-ag-todd-blanche-reaches-deal-holdout-senators-end-18b-anti-weap-rcna590525 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Sunday, striking a deal with Republican holdouts that revived his stalled nomination to lead the Justice Department. The fund came from President Trump's settlement with the IRS over the leak of his tax returns and would have paid people claiming they were victims of government weaponization. Lawmakers in both parties worried Jan. 6 convicts could cash in. Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who had threatened to block the confirmation, announced their support Monday after the department also limited the settlement's tax audit immunity to Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization. The Senate Judiciary Committee is now expected to advance the nomination when it meets this morning. Cornyn and Tillis back Blanche for attorney general after deal on "anti-weaponization" fund By Melissa Quinn, Kaia Hubbard https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornyn-tillis-todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination/ Senate appears ready to advance Todd Blanche for attorney general after Cornyn strikes deal Published Mon, Aug 3 20268:52 AM EDTUpdated Mon, Aug 3 20262:35 PM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/todd-blanche-doj-ag-senate-cornyn.html