Todd Blanche moves closer to confirmation after rescinding $1.8B fund
Todd Blanche, President Trump's nominee for Attorney General, has moved closer to Senate confirmation after making significant concessions to Republican senators who opposed his nomination. The key obstacle was a controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that Blanche formally rescinded as part of negotiations.
Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, both Republicans, had held up Blanche's confirmation. After reaching an agreement with the senators, Blanche also narrowed the scope of tax protections included in Trump's IRS settlement. These moves have removed the Senate hold on his nomination and cleared the way for his advancement toward permanent confirmation.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund to resolve Senate opposition to his permanent confirmation.
- GOP Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who had blocked the nomination, reached an agreement after Blanche also narrowed tax protections in the IRS settlement.