Blanche’s nomination may be stalled, but payouts to Trump allies are underway

Congress spent the spring in an uproar over Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. That fight was necessary. But it was also, in a sense, the easy one.

President Trump on Thursday said he may pull his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general until GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office. Political strategists Usamah Andrabi and Kevin Sheridan join "The Takeout" with analysis.

Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written proposals to modify the Trump IRS settlement before voting.

Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demanded written proposals to modify the Trump IRS settlement, derailing Todd Blanche's confirmation vote.

A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.

It appears that two outgoing Republican senators are prepared to tank the nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, who hold Blanche’s future in their hands, are particularly concerned with the status of President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” a controversial mov