Blanche's nomination for AG on hold over fate of DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"

Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.

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

Blanche nomination in peril as key GOP senator rails on DOJ over controversial fund  cnn.com

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up and threatening to derail Todd Blanche’s nomination as U.S. attorney general over a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which the Justice Department says it has no plans to pursue. The Texas Republican, fresh off a bruising primary defeat, says Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Commi