Todd Blanche formally rescinds fund for Trump supporters after GOP senators threatened to block his attorney general bid

Todd Blanche formally rescinds fund for Trump supporters after GOP senators threatened to block his attorney general bid

The order came after Republican senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.

President Donald Trump said Sunday afternoon the anti-weaponization fund his administration has intermittently argued for in recent months could be “back on the table” if the Senate doesn’t confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “A lot of people like it,” he said while speaking to reporters on Air Force One. “If

GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday any legislation concerning President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund should not provide “a blank check” to the administration. “In terms of the weaponization fund, the president himself has conceded that it will take legislation. I’m glad he conceded that,” Kennedy told host Kr

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not provide the Trump administration with a “blank check” for the proposed “anti-weaponization” fund.

President Donald Trump said he would plow ahead with his $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund to get his attorney general nominee confirmed.

The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.

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

President said Saturday morning he would move forward with the creation of the nearly $1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ if two Republican senators refused to confirm his attorney general nominee

President vows to escalate standoff with two Republican senators if they won't back down.

Trump asserted in a Truth Social post that he would keep acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in his current role and press ahead on the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis refuse to back Blanche.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts will not support his nominee for attorney general, injecting fresh uncertainty into a Senate confirmation vote planned for next week and underscoring once more his interest in securing payouts f

Trump threatens anti-weaponization fund returns if Blanche not confirmed  USA Today

Trump Threatens To Keep Todd Blanche As Acting Attorney General, Push Ahead Slush Fund  HuffPost

Trump threatens to keep Blanche as acting attorney general, revive 'anti-weaponization' fund  Reuters

Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks  AP News

Sen. Thom Tillis said Saturday morning that new comments by President Trump about his "anti-weaponization" fund mean that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche won't be confirmed by the Senate next week. Why it matters: Tillis's comment escalates the fight between the White House and holdout Senate Republicans over whe

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

Senator disputes Trump’s claim the anti-weaponization fund is dead  CNN

The president said in his post that Todd Blanche should be immediately confirmed for attorney general and is a “pawn in this whole thing.”

The president is still pushing the idea of using taxpayer money to reward Capitol rioters, contradicting the attorney general nominee's assurance that it won't happen.

The president mocked Sen. John Cornyn for being an "angry person" after having lost a Texas Senate GOP primary race in May.

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.

Trump acknowledged the $1.8 billion so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is "dead," but made clear that he wishes it still existed.

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.

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Donald Trump blared yesterday on social media, “is a STAR, and everyone knows it!” B