Senate committee vote to take place on Blanche’s attorney general nomination

Two key senators said on Monday they would support Blanche’s nomination after Blanche confirmed he would rescind ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche may be confirmed by a key Senate committee after he rescinded an "anti-weaponization fund" proposed by the Justice Department. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Blanche assuaged concerns from two Republican senators.

Blanche’s nomination had been held up over concerns from GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, but the parties reached a deal to end the standoff.

Trump and Blanche just played Senate Republicans for fools | Opinion  USA Today

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle in his push to permanently lead the Department of Justice. He reached a deal with two GOP senators who had said they would block his nomination. Blanche put into writing that the DOJ is scrapping a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that could have provide

Critics say the latest language raises more questions about Trump’s IRS shield and could open the door for slush funds in the future

Blanche rescinds anti-weaponization fund but loopholes remain  CNN

John Cornyn On Not Ending Trump Tax Deal, Slush Fund: We Did Our Best  HuffPost

The Justice Department and lawmakers reached a deal to formally rescind the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” proposed to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

Did Blanche Actually Kill Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’? Why It Matters Trump Didn’t Sign Order  Forbes

As Republican senators say they will vote to confirm him, questions linger as to what acting Attorney General Todd Blanche actually did to the fund and the IRS immunity deal.

Two Republican senators say they will end their opposition after order cancelling controversial $1.8bn fund.

Legal experts told Newsweek there are lingering questions about Blanche's deal with Republican senators to advance his nomination.

GOP senators say they will back Blanche confirmation after he rescinds 'weaponization' fund  Reuters

Republican holdouts on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they will now advance Todd Blanche's nomination, following his written retraction of the Justice Department's controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund."

GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche's attorney general nomination after striking deal over fund  AP News

Blanche Formally Rescinds ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Bid to Smooth Confirmation  WSJ

Two Republican senators who threatened to block the acting attorney general's bid to lead the U.S. Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination.

"From the outset, we were clear that we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund," Cornyn (R-Texas) and Tillis (R-NC) said in a joint statement.

Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis say they're ready to move forward on Todd Blanche's AG nomination after he rescinded Trump's "Anti-Weaponization Fund.:

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump.

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department say they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded the order setting up President Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Sunday, a move aimed at ending a Republican blockade of his confirmation that leaves the underlying settlement unresolved. Why it matters: Blanche has faced unusual resistance from two Senate R

The fund became an impasse for two holdout Republican senators blocking Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.

Cornyn said he will vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination after the acting attorney general formally rescinded the fund and clarified the scope of a tax audit shield for President Trump and his circle.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for President Trump’s allies, paving the way for Cornyn to vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Blanche’s

Two Republican senators wanted a written guarantee that Trump would not revive a controversial proposal.

Trump had said as recently as last week that the $1.8 b. "anti-weaponization" fund was dead.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced late Sunday that he formally rescinded President Donald Trump's so-called anti-weaponization fund.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced he is formally rescinding an order creating an “anti-weaponization fund” that could have paid $1.8 billion to President Donald Trump’s allies, and further clarified the scope of the president’s sweeping immunity deal with the Internal Revenue Service.

Aug 2 - Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded an order that established the \"anti-weaponization\" fund, ahead of a key Senate committee vote on Tuesday, after Republican senators held up his nomination over concerns about the fund.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) reached a deal with the Justice Department that puts Todd Blanche back on track to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s attorney general before the August recess. The agreement, announced by Cornyn in a Sunday night statement, rescinds the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund in writing and

Trump also asserted in his Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role.

Trump vows to keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general and revive the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund if John Cornyn and Thom Tillis block him.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is "dead" while also continuing to defend it, furt

U.S. President Donald Trump's defence of his US$1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund further complicates his administration’s talks with two Republican senators who are blocking his attorney general nominee in protest.

President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is holding up the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general because he is angry Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in Texas's Republican U.S. Senate primary.