Trump attorney general pick says has reached deal with US senators after standoff

Todd Blanche's announcement came after the Senate Judiciary Committee pushed back a vote on advancing his nomination owing to his weekslong dispute with Republican senators from Texas and North Carolina.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion ''anti-weaponization fund'' to compensate his political allies, a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies