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Trump’s attorney general pick scraps an “anti-weaponization” fund in a deal with holdout senators.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche officially rescinded a proposed $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate the targets of government weaponization opposed by some Republican senators.  Blanche issued a document on Sunday stipulating that the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created in May 2026 is “rescinded an

Blanche appeared to meet request to limit the scope of an IRS audit immunity deal that covered the Trump family.

Two nominations to watch: President Trump's of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, and who Michigan Democrats will choose Tuesday to campaign for the U.S. Senate.

The confirmation standoff with Republican Sens. Cornyn and Tillis is over two grotesque provisions, not how the Justice Department has operated under Blanche.

Washington Examiner Justice Department reporter Kaelan Deese said tension in the Senate over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination could still lead to a full vote. “Ultimately, it seems like that there is more broad Republican support for Blanche,” Deese said on Fox News’s LiveNow streaming network.  Blanch