Blanche’s attorney-general nomination stalls over Trump’s IRS lawsuit – US politics live

Lawmakers scrap planned committee vote and seek further assurances that president’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is dead Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney-general stalled last night as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee

A key Republican senator said he was not willing to support Todd Blanche’s nomination until the Justice Department adequately addressed his concerns about the deal that afforded Trump protection from tax audits.

Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.

WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche’s path to confirmation as the next attorney general of the United States faced a setback Wednesday as two key Republicans pressed the Justice Department to commit in writing to kill an “anti-weaponization” fund that could give money to Trump allies and restrict the scope of the tax audit immun

Sen. John Cornyn says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits.

Those who most covet the job of attorney general may not be worthy to have it. The best candidates are willing to resign from the department in its defense.